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| began writing at an early age |
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-William Cullen Bryant
-Oliver Wendell Holmes
-John Greenleaf Whittier |
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| inspired to write poetry about the natural world |
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| part of the early Romantic movement |
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| wrote "Thanatopsis" at age 18 |
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| later became a journalist in New York city, where he advocated for human rights and protection of the environment |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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| became a published poet at age 13 |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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| was a professor at Bowdoin College and Harvard University |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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| he wrote about American subjects, such as American history and its natural settings |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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| his most famous poem is "Paul Revere's Ride" |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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| personal tragedies: his first wife died following a miscarriage & his second wife died in a fire |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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| When he died, he became the first American writer to be honor with a bust of himself in Poets' Corner in Westminister Abbey in London |
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| earned a medical degree from Harvard and became a doctor |
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| wrote the poem "Old Ironsides" at age 21, which won Holmes instant fame |
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| wrote a book of poetry, novels, and essays and also was a became a popular lecturer |
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| member of the Saturday Club, a group including other writers who met together to share their work |
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| His essays appeared in "The Atlantic Monthly" which is still in publication today |
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| first published at age 19 |
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| a founding member of the Republican Party and the American Anti-Slavery Society |
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| wrote poetry in support of abolition (against slavery) |
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| opposed slavery, the Mexican War, and corruption in politics |
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| editor of "The Atlantic Monthly" |
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