John Greenleaf Whittier was born on December 17, 1807 in Haverhill, MA. Nineteenth-century American Fireside Poet and abolitionist whose best-known poems include "Snow-Bound" and "The Brewing of Soma." He also wrote the lyrics to the popular hymn "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind."
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About
Nineteenth-century American Fireside Poet and abolitionist whose best-known poems include "Snow-Bound" and "The Brewing of Soma." He also wrote the lyrics to the popular hymn "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind."
Before Fame
He published his first poem in the Newburyport Free Press when he was only eighteen years old.
Trivia
His poems are remembered for their Quaker themes.
Family Life
He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Abigail and John Whittier. He and his two sisters and one brother grew up on a Massachusetts farm.
Associated With
Poet Robert Burns was Whittier's most significant literary influence.
