National Poetry Month/John Greenleaf Whittier

I am thinking today of poet John Greenleaf Whittier as we mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. While I focused on his nature poetry when I did this installation at Maudslay State Park, much of his poetry was in support of the abolitionist movement.

Read Whittier's poetry at Project Gutenberg

Whittier's home in Amesbury, MA

Whittier's birthplace in Haverhill, MA