Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Did you know that some of Whitman's unhappiest times occurred not while serving the wounded of the Civil War, but while serving as a school teacher? (Source.)
Note to all you budding writers: Whitman self-published the first edition of Leaves of Grass. (Source.)
Our man is called America's "national poet"—and not for nothin'. (Source.)