Diverse Voices in May
On Sunday, May 7, 2023, 1:00PM, Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents an in-person event, “Diverse Voices in May,” featuring three distinct poetic voices, Indran Amirthanayagam of Washington D.C., Sara Cahill […]
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Walt Whitman Birthplace
Mother’s Day Exhibit Opening
Stop in on Wednesday, May 10th, between 1:00 and 4:00PM, for the opening of our new Mother's Day Exhibit. There is no doubt among biographers of Walt Whitman that his […]
ZOOM Six-Week Reading & Discussion Series: “Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War”
Sponsored by Humanities NY - Six Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:30PM - April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17 (2023) - ZOOM only Theme - "Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes […]
ZOOM Six-Week Reading & Discussion Series: “Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War”
Sponsored by Humanities NY - Six Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:30PM - April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17 (2023) - ZOOM only Theme - "Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes […]
WWBA 2023 Poet in Residence Kwame Dawes Workshop & Reading
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) announces a day of poetry featuring our 2023 Poet in Residence, Kwame Dawes, on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Kwame will facilitate a three-hour Master Class […]
37th Annual Birthday Celebration & Student Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony
Join us on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 12PM noon, for WWBA's 37th Annual Birthday Celebration and Student Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony. 2023 WWBA Poet in Residence Kwame Dawes will […]
Celebrate Walt Whitman’s Birthday with Open-Mic Poetry at WWBA
Join us at WWBA on Wednesday, May 31st, 1:oo-3:00PM, for an open-mic poetry afternoon in our outdoor poetry circle to celebrate Walt's 104th Birthday! We will be live streaming on […]
Youth Speaks For Social Justice
Youth Speaks for Social Justice, hosted by Suffolk County Teen Poet Laureate, is a spoken-word performance event and competition focused on social justice issues as a fundraiser to help address […]
POETS BUILDING BRIDGES Series 2, June 2023 – Cleveland, Wales, Somerville MA/Cervena Barva
George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season two of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES: A TRIANGULATION PROJECT, inaugurated in March 2022 with the purpose of enhancing dialogue between communities of […]
Staged Reading – AMERICAN POET: WHITMAN’S WARNINGS
You are invited to a special event! Come see a staged reading of AMERICAN POET: WHITMAN’S WARNINGS, a bold new play revealing Walt Whitman’s creative genius amidst national crises. Register […]
Father’s Day Exhibit Opening – Walt’s Father, Walt Whitman Sr.
Stop in on Wednesday, June 14th, between 1:00 and 4:00PM, for the opening of our new Father's Day Exhibit. Many Whitman biographers have portrayed Walt’s father as a drunken, cruel […]
New York State’s Path Through History
Join us Saturday, June 17th, and Sunday, June 18th, for New York State's Path Through History! Walt Whitman Birthplace Association will have old fashion toys from the era of Walt's […]
