Walt Whitman was a famous American poet (诗人). He was born1May 31, 1819, in Long Island. There were nine2in his family, and he was the second.3he was four years old, his family moved to Brooklyn because his family was too poor. His childhood was restless (不安宁的) and unhappy.4the age of 11, he left school. Then he began to5a job to help his family. As a young man, Whitman6a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was7years old when he published his first book of poetry (诗集) in 1855. He8it Leaves of Grass. It9only twelve poems. The new form of his poetry10many people. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in 1892.