• Walt Whitman (born Walter Whitman) (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist whose unrhymed...
  • Walt Whitman was born to Walter Whitman, a housebuilder, and Louisa Van Velsor. He was born on the 31st of May in 1819 in West Hills, New York.
  • Walt Whitman is considered one of the most influential American poets, often called the "father of free verse."
  • Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. ... Know another great poem from walt whitman? Don't keep it to yourself!
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  • 1819 Walt Whitman born May 31, West Hills Township, Huntington, Long Island Théodore Géricault shocks Paris Salon with The Raft of Medusa Keats begins his...
  • Walt Whitman spent his childhood in New York, where he was first employed at age 12 as a printer. He later held jobs as a newspaper editor and a schoolteacher.
  • Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, in West Hills, on Long Island, New York. He was the second son of Walter Whitman, a house-builder, and Louisa Van...
  • Walt Whitman left Brooklyn Daily Eagle in early 1848, because of his support for the Free-Soil wing of the Democratic Party.