Walt Whitman’s interest in poetry and journalism started early in his life. Walt Whitman wrote poetry in a new and exciting way. Whitman was born in West Hills, New York, in 1819 (Aubrey). Whitman had eight siblings, which led to his limited education, as his family had an average income and couldn’t afford high-quality education (Luckett). Whitman left school when he was eleven and began working in a law firm as an office boy (Aubrey). He became a teacher at the age of seventeen and taught in Long Island until he moved to New York City, where he pursued reporting and journalism. His work experiences up to this time have influenced his poetry (Luckett). Whitman’s first edition of Leaves of Grass was printed in 1855 with his own money. Though
