← John Greenleaf WhittierIn School-Daysby John Greenleaf WhittierNostalgic poem recalling childhood friendships and school days in rural New EnglandFind on Amazon↗About the authorJohn Greenleaf WhittierAmerican Quaker poet and abolitionist whose Snow-Bound is a classic evocation of New England rural life. He was an important antislavery journalist before turning to poetry.More by John Greenleaf WhittierSnow-BoundNarrative poem depicting a New England family snowed in during a winter storm→Maud MullerNarrative poem about a young woman's encounter with a hay maker and fate→Barbara FrietchieNarrative poem celebrating a woman's patriotic flag-waving during the American Civil War→Collected Poems→
