Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site and Interpretive Center

Poetry in Performance Season 2012 through Dec. 1st

Saturday, February 4, 2012 - Saturday, December 1, 2012


Walt Whitman Birthplace Association is pleased to present the second season of Walking with Whitman: Poetry in Performance, a series of performances and presentations by some of the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature and the arts on the national scene, paired with respected voices on the regional scene. The series is hosted by Walt Whitman Birthplace Writer-in-Residence George Wallace.

This event was funded in part by Poets & Writers, Inc. with public funds from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Tickets for individual events are available at the door or by reservation.  Receptions for all events begins 45 minutes before the reading.

For information or advance tickets call 631-427-5240 ext. 112