Works
Anti-Slavery Poems: Songs of Labor and Reform, Anti-Slavery Poems: Songs of Labor and Reform, Anti-Slavery, Labor and Reform, At Sundown, At Sundown, Folklore Ballads of John Greenleaf Whittier, John Greenleaf Whittier, Legends of New-England, Mabel Martin: A Harvest Idyl, Mabel Martin: A Harvest Idyl
About John Greenleaf Whittier
Brief profile of the abolitionist and poet. Includes five of his Civil War poems.
Academy of American Poets: John Greenleaf Whittier
Brief biography and selected bibliography.
An Outline of American Literature: John Greenleaf
Brief profile of the nineteenth-century American poet.
Columbia Encyclopedia: Whittier, John Greenleaf
Biographical article on the reform-minded American poet.
Heath Anthology of American Literature: John Green
http://college.hmco.com/english/lauter/heath/4e/students/author_pages/early_nineteenth/whittier_jo.h
Biography of the abolitionist and poet.
Heath Online Instructors' Guide: John Greenle
Suggested classroom strategies for teaching about Whittier.
John Greanleaf Whittier
Short biography for schoolchildren mentions many of this American writer's books, and includes samples of the different kinds of writing he did.
John Greenleaf Whittier: A Brief Biography
From the Haverhill Public Library. Also a partial list of Whittier-related materials in this Massachusetts library's special collections.
Lane Memorial Library: John Greenleaf Whittier
Poems by Whittier about Hampton, New Hampshire. Articles and links about the poet's New Hampshire connections. Images pertaining to Whittier.
The Cyber Hymnal: Whittier, John Greenleaf
Portrait, brief biography. Hymn texts written by the "Quaker poet."
Whittier's Anti-Slavery Ode to New Hampshire
About Whittier's 1846 poem "New Hampshire" and what inspired it. Includes the text of the poem. Also a look at the poet's ties to the state. Link to a second article on the historical background of the poem.
Whittier, Poet Laureate of Reform
Highlights his ardent abolitionism. Includes selected poetry, an autobiographical letter, and the poet's account of an abolitionist convention.