The Biography Of Walt Whitman
My favorite 19th century writer is walt
Whitman. Walt Whitman was born on May 31,1819 in Long Island, New York.
Walt Whitman was the son of Walt Whitman sr.
At the age og 6 Walt Whitman moved
to Brooklyn, New York and had his fiest experience living in the city life.
He attended elementry school kin Brookln. At the age 11 he had his first
job as a local office clerek, in years to come Whitman would be a printer
at the Patriot and Star news papers. A fire destroyed his
job at thre printing firm.
Walt Whitman moved backed to Long
Island working two jobs Teaching in a small country school and his own
weekly news paper which was called "The Long Islander". Through prose and
poetry Whitan expressed his opinions on Democracry and the american society.
During the years of 1840 and 1848
Whitman was the editor of several news papers; Auroa,Talter,Eagle and a
paper for the New York Democrat. After this Whitmn was a well respected
editor. 1848 Whitman left his editoroing job at Star news papers
and took a job at a news paper called Cresent in NewOrleans,
LA. taht job only lasted 6 months but when he was working he witnessed
bad ordeals which would change his life.
The next thing whitman would work
on was, a set of poetry that would express his views , opinions, and experiences
on american democratic idealism. fro here he began to work on the infamous
collection titled "The leaves Of Grass". The first edition of "The Leaves
Of Grass"was published privately for no respectable publisher would consider
his work.In "The Leaves Of Grass" it touches on homosexuaity, respect for
prostitutes and the opposition to the draft for slavery.
During this time people wasn't interested
in reading about respect for prostitutes and homosexuailty. After Emerson
read his work and said it was good people started reading it because he
was a well respected poet.