Birth
Where was Walt born?
West Hills, Long Island in New York
What age was Walt when he first got employed?
Twelve years old
How much education did Walt have?
He had limited education
How many poems did Walt write?
He wrote about 300 poems
When did Walt die?
He died on March 26, 1892
When was Walt born?
May 31, 1819
What was Walt's first employment?
A printer
Where was Walt attending school?
He attended a public school in Brooklyn
What poem was Walt mostly known for?
Walt was mostly known for his poem, Leaves of Grass
Where did Walt die?
Walt died in Camden, New Jersey
Where did Walt grow up?
Brooklyn, New York
During his early life, where was he most of the time?
He spent a lot of his early life on a farm.
Did Walt go to high school and college?
No, he did not attend high school or college
How many editions of his most popular poem were there?
There were nine editions to his most popular poem
How old was Walt when he died?
He was 72 years old
What number child was Walt?
The second child
During this time period, Walt had begun publishing many of his poems where?
In many popular magazines
At what age did Walt stop attending formal education?
Eleven years old
What order were the poems arranged in?
The poems of Leaves of Grass were arranged in order of each particular group or from one group to another
How much was Walt respected during his death?
Whitman was more respected in Europe than in his own country at the time of his death
How many siblings did Walt have and how many were boys and girls?
Six siblings-Three boys and three girls
Later on, what jobs did Walt have?
He was a newspaper editor and a school teacher
Later on in life, where did Walt start teaching?
He started teaching in country schools in Long Island
In what year did Walt stop making revisions to the poems in each group?
1881
What edition of Leaves of Grass appeared in the year of Whitman's death in 1892?
The ninth edition