Poetry by John Greenleaf Whittier
Poetry by John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
November 25, 1885
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892), often listed as one of the Fireside Poets, was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Enjoy Whittier’s poetry available from Excellence in Literature:
Last, but not least, Whittier has the honor of being mocked (along with other renowned writers) in “A Fable for Critics” by James Russell Lowell.
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To learn more about Whittier’s life, you can read his biography from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, available here on our site.
