Inspired by Nature Known as the Quaker Poet, the majority of Whittier's work revolved around around the harsh New England farm life with which he was familiar with. Whittier grew up on the Massachusetts farm of his Quaker family. His first poem, published in a local paper when he was fourteen, attracted the attention of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, who urged the boy to pursue his education. Though the family had long suffered in poverty, …showed first 75 words of 736 total…

…showed last 75 words of 736 total…nature and depicted the tying band between the two. His accurate depiction of New England life was nature reliant and regionisticly inspired. His life on a farm and as a Quaker made fore his reverence for nature and created a setting and theme for most his poetry as well as writing. His voice as a New England framer and villager proved timeless as did his depictions of the nature of this land and its beauty.