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John Greenleaf Whittier
1807–1892
A leading 19th-century American poet, he brought warmth, plainspoken feeling, and strong moral conviction to both his verse and public life. His work is especially remembered for its New England settings and for poems that stood firmly against slavery.
46 Audiobooks
The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Complete
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Anti-Slavery Poems and Songs of Labor and Reform, Complete
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Poems of Nature, Poems Subjective and Reminiscent and Religious Poems, Complete
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume VI. (Of VII)
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Snow-Bound
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Barbara Frietchie
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Margaret Smith's Journal, and Tales and Sketches, Complete
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Personal Poems, Complete
by John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier: A sketch of his life, with selected poems
by Bliss Perry, John Greenleaf Whittier
The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume VII, Complete
by John Greenleaf Whittier
At Sundown, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Mabel Martin, a Harvest Idyl; and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Yankee Gypsies
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Inner Life
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Old Portraits and Modern Sketches
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Boy Captives: An Incident of the Indian War of 1695
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Snow Bound, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Historical Papers
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Religious Poems, Part 2.
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Reform and Politics
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Vaudois Teacher, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Personal Poems I
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Conflict with Slavery
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Tales and Sketches
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Margaret Smith's Journal
by John Greenleaf Whittier
My Summer with Dr. Singletary
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Tent on the Beach, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Anti-Slavery Poems 1.
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Anti-Slavery Poems 2.
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Poems in Wartime
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Personal Sketches and Tributes
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Personal Poems II
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Religious Poems, Part 1.
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Occasional Poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Anti-Slavery Poems 3.
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Mountain Pictures, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Frost Spirit, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Reminiscent Poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Among the Hills, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Criticism
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Songs of Labor and Reform
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Bay of Seven Islands, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Bridal of Pennacook
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Barclay of Ury, and other poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
About the author
Born in 1807 on a farm in Haverhill, Massachusetts, John Greenleaf Whittier grew up in a Quaker family, and that background shaped both his writing and his sense of justice. He became known as one of the major American poets of the 1800s, drawing often on rural New England life, memory, faith, and everyday people.
Whittier was also deeply involved in the antislavery movement. Alongside his literary career, he worked as an editor and reformer, and his writing often joined moral purpose with a clear, accessible style. That mix of public conviction and lyrical storytelling helped give his poems a wide audience.
Among his best-known works is Snow-Bound, a long poem that looks back on family life during a winter storm and became especially popular with readers. He died in 1892, but he remains an important voice in American poetry for the way he paired gentle description with strong belief.