Walt+Whitman

Walt Whitman was born in 1819.He was raised on a farmhouse in west hills in long island. The White House Millennium Council named it an "American Treasure."Whitman's collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, is among the masterpieces of world literature. In 1957, WWBA sold the Birthplace to NY State, and WWBA agreed to continue operating the Birthplace. WWBA fulfills the responsibilities of NY State for preserving the historic site, for sustaining the legacy of Walt Whitman. The WWBA stands for Walt Whitman birthplace association. Walt whitman was a man who enjoyed writing poems and i have some of the poems he wrote. a clear midnight,a promise to California and a riddle song. here's some pictures of what Walt Whitman looked like and where he lived at

By 1841 Whitman was in New York City, where his interests turned to journalism. His short stories and poetry of this period were indistinguishable from the popular work of the day, as was his first novel, //Franklin Evans, or the Inebriate// (1842). For the next few years Whitman edited several newspapers and contributed to others. He was dismissed from the //Brooklyn Eagle// because of political differences with the owner. In 1848 he traveled south and for three months worked for the //New Orleans Crescent.// The sheer physical beauty of the new nation made a vivid impression on him, and he was to draw on this experience in his later poetry. (" Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.  Walt Whitman".)