Henry David Thoreau, Poet of the Northeast

Childhood

Not much is known about Thoreau's childhood. But we do know that he had 2 older siblings, Helen and John jr and 1 younger sibling, Sophie. He was grave and quiet as a child and his friends called him “ Judge”. He was always smart but always a little sad. Maybe we'll never know why……..

Walden pond

When Thoreau moved to the beautiful Walden pond in Concord, Massachusetts, it was to live deliberately. He wanted to live a solitary, simple life by himself. He ate simple food and spent most of his time was spent writing his poetry book. His poetry book, " Walden" or " life in the woods".

The Poems of Thoreau

The poems of Thoreau are amazing. Sometimes, people mistake his quotes for his poems. That over there is a poem. A quote is something like this: “ The language of friends is not words but meanings” - Henry David Thoreau. They are different. But maybe, they share same language, the language of meaning.

The legacy of Thoreau

Thoreau gave up being a poet in his later life. He died on May 6, 1862, of tuberculosis. He got a bad cold while counting tree rings in the December of 1860. He was only 44. The poems he wrote and the quotes were just one part of him. What would we be without Thoreau? Even though he is dead, his legacy will live on. Forever