Walt Whitman was a renowned American poet, known worldwide for his influential literature. He was born on May 31, 1819 to his father Walter Whitman, a carpenter and farmer, and his mother Louisa Van Velsor. Despite his education only going to the extent of elementary school, Whitman's first real job was as a teacher in Long Island. After this, he began his writing career in journalism as an editor in 1842 for a paper called the New York Aurora. Subsequent to this he worked for many papers and often incorporated his own political views into his work. Whitman was even said to be fired from his job at the Eagle in 1848 because his opinion of a widely debated piece of legislature, the Wilmot Proviso, did not align with that of the owners of the newspaper. Walt Whitman's political views mixed with his experience in the Civil War
Walt Whitman was a renowned American poet, known worldwide for his influential literature. He was born on May 31, 1819 to his father Walter Whitman, a carpenter and farmer, and his mother Louisa Van Velsor. Despite his education only going to the extent of elementary school, Whitman's first real job was as a teacher in Long Island. After this, he began his writing career in journalism as an editor in 1842 for a paper called the New York Aurora. Subsequent to this he worked for many papers and often incorporated his own political views into his work. Whitman was even said to be fired from his job at the Eagle in 1848 because his opinion of a widely debated piece of legislature, the Wilmot Proviso, did not align with that of the owners of the newspaper. Walt Whitman's political views mixed with his experience in the Civil War