Walter Whitman

Alone Walter Whitman is an American poet in the 1800s all. It can be said that Walter is one of America 's leading and innovative poets in his era. Whitman started working as a printer and reporter in New York City. He writes articles about politics, citizenship, and art. During the Civil War, Whitman was a volunteer assistant at the Washington DC Military Hospital. After the war he worked in several government departments until 1873 stroke. He spent the rest of his life in Camden, New Jersey. Continue to write poems and articles.

When the Walter Whitman of West Hills, Long Island, New York, May 31, 1819 was born, the world already knew about American birds. His mother Luisa immigrated from the Netherlands and his father Walter came from England. Whitman's father used both hands of carpenters and residential builders, but Whitman traded early in their lives. By 1841, Whitman began to concentrate on writing - the first is journalism. He became an excellent journalist with his rights and covered and edited several newspapers and periodicals. Bettina Knapp pointed out that Whitman rejected the novel due to "poor quality" after completing The Inebriate to obtain temporary novels, Franklin Evans, or grassroots funding in 1842. "

Walter Whitman was born in West Hills, Huntington, Long Island on May 31, 1819, parents are interested in Quaker's thought, Walter (1789-1855) and Louisa van Wilby Soman (1795-1873) It was. The second of nine children, he soon got nicknamed "Walter" to distinguish him from his father. Walter Whitman (Sr.) Named three of his seven sons after the American leader. Andrew Jackson, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. The oldest guy is Jessie, and the other boy died in 6 months. The sixth son of the couple, the youngest, was named Edward. At the age of four, Whitman and his family moved from West Hill to Brooklyn, living in various houses with low investment. Taking into account the economic difficulties of his family, Whitman remembered that his childhood was generally uneasy and unhappy. The happy moment he remembered later was the kissed cheeks raised in the air by Marquis Lafayette during the celebration held in Brooklyn on July 4, 1825.