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Sarah Helen Whitman
American poet, essayist, transcendentalist, spiritualist and a romantic interest of Edgar Allan Poe
"Sarah Whitman" redirects here. For the artist, see Sarah W.
Whitman.
Sarah Helen Whitman | |
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Sarah Helen Whitman, painted by John Nelson Arnold, after an original painting by Cephas Giovanni Thompson | |
Born | Sarah Helen Power ()January 19, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Died | June 27, () (aged75) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Poet, essayist |
Spouse | John Winslow Whitman (m.; died) |
Sarah Helen Power Whitman (January 19, – June 27, ) was an American poet, essayist, transcendentalist, spiritualist and a romantic interest of Edgar Allan Poe.
Early life
Whitman was born in Providence, Rhode Island on January 19, , exactly six years before Poe's birth.[1] She was the daughter of Nicholas Power[2] and Anna Marsh.
In , she married the poet and writer