John Greenleaf Whittier
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
publication date: Sunday, November 3, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)
category: 
Literature
clue: The big-headed mascot of the college named for this poet took the field dressed in colonial garb carrying a giant fountain pen.
explanation: John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet most known for his anti-slavery writings. The Whittier college mascot is named Johnny Poet. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Scott Hardie
trivia: If Scott had created this goo, he would not have been able to make a pun about Whittier being a "wittier" poet than most.
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