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Poetry
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English
10th Grade
01/12/2013

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William Cullen Bryant
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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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Born in Massachusetts
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William Cullen Bryant
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inspired to write poetry about the natural world
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William Cullen Bryant
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part of the early Romantic movement
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William Cullen Bryant
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wrote "Thanatopsis" at age 18
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William Cullen Bryant
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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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born in Maine
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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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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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earned a medical degree from Harvard and became a doctor
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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wrote the poem "Old Ironsides" at age 21, which won Holmes instant fame
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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wrote a book of poetry, novels, and essays and also was a became a popular lecturer
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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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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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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His essays appeared in "The Atlantic Monthly" which is still in publication today
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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A Quaker
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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wrote poems about nature
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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first published at age 19
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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a founding member of the Republican Party and the American Anti-Slavery Society
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James Russell Lowell
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suspended from Harvard
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James Russell Lowell
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wrote poetry in support of abolition (against slavery)
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James Russell Lowell
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opposed slavery, the Mexican War, and corruption in politics
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James Russell Lowell
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editor of "The Atlantic Monthly"
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