Walt Whitman

Nathalia Mendez #13

Sophia Salamanca #17

1. Some facts about him are:

• Walt Whitman ate four raw eggs for breakfast every day for the last 20 years of his life
• When he was 17, Whitman turned to teaching. His first job was in a one room school house in Long Island. 
• They think he was bisexual or homosexual 
• He is often called the father of Free Verse
• His work was considered controversial during that time
• He died at age 72 
• His funeral became a public spectacle 
• He was nicknamed Walt to distinguish him from his father Walter
• His family struggled from economic problems and that affected him
• His mayor work was Leaves of Grass

2. Name a contemporary writer or artist influenced by Whitman

Wallace Stevens (a poet who followed his style and admit it)