Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. Leaves of Grass. by Travis Simpkins

Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. Leaves of Grass. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Walt Whitman

( 1819 - 1892 )

American Poet, Essayist and Journalist

called the "Father of Free Verse"

Author of the Poetry Collection titled

Leaves of Grass

His style served as a transition between

Transcendentalism and Realism

by Travis Simpkins

Walt Whitman - Biography

 For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/walt-whitman

Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. Leaves of Grass. by Travis Simpkins

Rudyard Kipling. Author and Freemason. The Man Who Would Be King. by Travis Simpkins

Rudyard Kipling. British Journalist, Poet, Author and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Rudyard Kipling

( 1865 - 1936 )

British Journalist, Poet and Novelist

Author of The Jungle Book (1894)

The Man Who Would Be King (1888)

Gunga Din (1890) and other Classics

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907

Freemason, Member of

Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782, E.C.

Lahore, Pakistan

United Grand Lodge of England

Initiated April 5, 1886. Passed May 3, 1886

Raised a Master Mason on December 6, 1886

by Travis Simpkins

 The Man Who Would Be King - Masonic Exchange

Rudyard Kipling

 For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/rudyard-kipling

Rudyard Kipling. Author and Freemason. The Man Who Would Be King. by Travis Simpkins

Brandon Sanderson. Fantasy Author. The Cosmere. The Mistborn Saga. Mistborn: The Final Empire. by Travis Simpkins

Brandon Sanderson. Fantasy Author. The Cosmere. The Mistborn Saga. The Stormlight Archive. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Brandon Sanderson

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer

Creator of

The Cosmere

Author of

The Mistborn Saga

The Stormlight Archive

Completed

The Wheel of Time series

by Travis Simpkins

Brandon Sanderson

For more info, please visit:

brandonsanderson.com

 

Brandon Sanderson. Fantasy Author. The Cosmere. The Mistborn Saga. Mistborn: The Final Empire. by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Clash of Kings. by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

George R.R. Martin

George Richard Raymond Martin

Writer and Television Producer

Author of

A Song of Ice and Fire

HBO adaptations include

Game of Thrones

and House of the Dragon

by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin Q&A

For more info, please visit:

georgerrmartin.com

 

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Clash of Kings. by Travis Simpkins

Voltaire. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Voltaire. Francois-Marie Arouet. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Voltaire

Francois-Marie Arouet

( 1694 - 1778 )

French Enlightenment Philosopher

Writer and Historian

Freemason

Initiated in the

Loge des Neuf Soeurs

(Lodge of the Nine Sisters)

Paris, France

April 4, 1778

by Travis Simpkins

 Voltaire

 For more info, please visit:

voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Voltaire. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. The Hobbit. by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

J.R.R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

(1892 - 1973)

Writer and Philologist

Author of

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings

The Silmarillion

and other works

by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien Documentary

For more info, please visit:

tolkiensociety.org

 

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. The Hobbit. by Travis Simpkins

Andrew S. MacBride. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Scotland. by Travis Simpkins

Andrew S. MacBride. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Scotland. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Andrew Sommerville MacBride

Freemason

Masonic Ritualist

Author of

The MacBride Ritual (1870)

Grand Lodge of Scotland

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Lodge of Scotland

For more info, please visit:

grandlodgescotland.com

 

Andrew S. MacBride. Freemason. The MacBride Ritual. Grand Lodge of Scotland. by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Game of Thrones. by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

George R.R. Martin

George Richard Raymond Martin

Writer and Television Producer

Author of

A Song of Ice and Fire

HBO adaptations include

Game of Thrones

and House of the Dragon

by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin Q&A

For more info, please visit:

georgerrmartin.com

 

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Game of Thrones. by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. The Lord of the Rings. by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

J.R.R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

(1892 - 1973)

Writer and Philologist

Author of

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings

The Silmarillion

and other works

by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien Documentary

For more info, please visit:

tolkiensociety.org

 

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. The Lord of the Rings. by Travis Simpkins

Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. Leaves of Grass. by Travis Simpkins

Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. Leaves of Grass. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Walt Whitman

( 1819 - 1892 )

American Poet, Essayist and Journalist

called the "Father of Free Verse"

Author of the Poetry Collection titled

Leaves of Grass

His style served as a transition between

Transcendentalism and Realism

by Travis Simpkins

Walt Whitman - Biography

 For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/walt-whitman

Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. O Captain! My Captain! by Travis Simpkins

Catharine Webb Barber. Teacher. Newspaper Editor. Author. by Travis Simpkins

Catharine Webb Barber. Teacher. Newspaper Editor. Author. by Travis Simpkins 

Portrait Sketch of

Catharine Webb Barber Towles McCoy

(1823 - 1893)

Editor of the Southern Literary Companion

Author of

Stories for the American Freemason's Fireside (1860)

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

https://amzn.to/3DfEIuS

 

Catharine Webb Barber Towle. Editor. Author. Stories for the American Freemason's Fireside. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Ridgely Evans, 33°. Editor. Mysticus. The New Age. Scottish Rite Journal. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Ridgely Evans, 33°. Editor. Mysticus. The New Age. Scottish Rite Journal. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Henry Ridgely Evans

(1861 - 1949)

33rd Degree Freemason

Drama Editor for the Baltimore Evening News

Associate Editor of 

The New Age (Scottish Rite Journal)

Wrote under the pen name "Mysticus"

by Travis Simpkins

Revisiting The New Age

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

 

Henry Ridgely Evans, 33°. Editor. Mysticus. The New Age. Scottish Rite Journal. by Travis Simpkins

John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Michael Greer

Author, Blogger and Astrologer

Occultist and Druid

Past Grand Archdruid

Ancient Order of Druids in America

32° Freemason

by Travis Simpkins

John Michael Greer

For more info, please visit:

ecosophia.net

and

aoda.org

John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. The Druidry Handbook. by Travis Simpkins

Johann Beckmann. German Scientific Author. Technology. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Johann Beckmann. Scientific Author. Technology. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Johann Beckmann

(1739 - 1811)

German Scientific Author

Coined the word "Technology"

Freemason

by Travis Simpkins

Johann Beckmann

For more info, please visit:

universityofflorence.medium.com/johann-beckmann

 

Johann Beckmann. Scientific Author. Technology. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Rudyard Kipling. Author and Freemason. The Man Who Would Be King. by Travis Simpkins

Rudyard Kipling. British Journalist, Poet, Author and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Rudyard Kipling

( 1865 - 1936 )

British Journalist, Poet and Novelist

Author of The Jungle Book (1894)

The Man Who Would Be King (1888)

Gunga Din (1890) and other Classics

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907

Freemason, Member of

Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782, E.C.

Lahore, Pakistan

United Grand Lodge of England

Initiated April 5, 1886. Passed May 3, 1886

Raised a Master Mason on December 6, 1886

by Travis Simpkins

 The Man Who Would Be King - Masonic Exchange

Rudyard Kipling

 For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/rudyard-kipling

Rudyard Kipling. Author and Freemason. The Man Who Would Be King. by Travis Simpkins

Roscoe Pound. Legal Scholar. Harvard Law School. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Roscoe Pound. Legal Scholar. Harvard Law School. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Roscoe Pound

(1870 - 1964)

Legal Scholar and Educator

Dean of the

University of Nebraska College of Law

Dean of

Harvard Law School

33rd Degree Freemason

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, NMJ

Past Deputy Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Roscoe Pound

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

 

Roscoe Pound. Legal Scholar. Harvard Law School. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Voltaire. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Voltaire. Francois-Marie Arouet. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Voltaire

Francois-Marie Arouet

( 1694 - 1778 )

French Enlightenment Philosopher

Writer and Historian

Freemason

Initiated in the

Loge des Neuf Soeurs

(Lodge of the Nine Sisters)

Paris, France

April 4, 1778

by Travis Simpkins

 Voltaire

 For more info, please visit:

voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Voltaire. French Enlightenment Philosopher. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Rudyard Kipling. Author and Freemason. The Man Who Would Be King. by Travis Simpkins

Rudyard Kipling. British Journalist, Poet, Author and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Rudyard Kipling

( 1865 - 1936 )

British Journalist, Poet and Novelist

Author of The Jungle Book (1894)

The Man Who Would Be King (1888)

Gunga Din (1890) and other Classics

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907

Freemason, Member of

Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782, E.C.

Lahore, Pakistan

United Grand Lodge of England

Initiated April 5, 1886. Passed May 3, 1886

Raised a Master Mason on December 6, 1886

by Travis Simpkins

 The Man Who Would Be King - Masonic Exchange

Rudyard Kipling

 For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/rudyard-kipling

Rudyard Kipling. Author and Freemason. The Man Who Would Be King. by Travis Simpkins

Tim Wallace-Murphy. Hidden Wisdom. Secrets of the Western Esoteric Tradition. by Travis Simpkins

Tim Wallace-Murphy. Author. Freemason. Knights Templar Historian. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Tim Wallace-Murphy

( 1930 - 2019 )
Physician & Psychologist

Author and Educator

Freemason & 

Knights Templar Historian

Holy Grail Scholar

by Travis Simpkins

Tim Wallace-Murphy Lecture - Hidden Wisdom

For more info, please visit:

timwallace-murphy.com

Tim Wallace-Murphy. by Travis Simpkins. Hidden Wisdom. Secrets of the Esoteric Tradition

Sir Walter Scott. Novelist, Poet and Historian. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Scotland. by Travis Simpkins

Sir Walter Scott. Novelist, Poet and Historian. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Scotland. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Walter Scott

(1771 - 1832)

1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot

Scottish Novelist, Poet and Historian

Author of

Rob Roy (1817)

Ivanhoe (1819)

Freemason

Member of

St. David Lodge No. 36

Edinburgh

Grand Lodge of Scotland

by Travis Simpkins

Sir Walter Scott

For more info, please visit:

historic-uk.com/Sir-Walter-Scott

 

Sir Walter Scott. Novelist, Poet and Historian. Rob Roy. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Scotland. by Travis Simpkins