2024/2026 Teen Poet Laureate of Suffolk County Contest
In 2022, County Legislators created the position of Teen Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, a non-funded position with an inaugural term of June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2024. The […]
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Walt Whitman Birthplace
Art in the Barn: Black History Month – “Dave the Potter Artist, Poet, Slave”
Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers is a new drop-in workshop for preschoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Come and […]
Art in the Barn: Celebrate Chines New Year with us!
Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers is a new drop-in workshop for preschoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Come and […]
POETS BUILDING BRIDGES Series 3, February 10, 2024 – Trailer Park Quarterly, Erie Pa, South Cumbria UK
George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season three of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES: A TRIANGULATION PROJECT, inaugurated in March 2022 with the purpose of enhancing dialogue between communities of […]
Love’s Multitudes: A Celebration of Poetic Voices
Join us to celebrate Valentine’s Day and a multitude of Love poems on Sunday, February 11, 2024, 2:00 - 3:30PM This event will be streaming on our YouTube Channel at […]
Art in the Barn: Romare Bearden’s “The Block”
Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers is a new drop-in workshop for preschoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Come and […]
Art in the Barn: Travel with us to Africa and learn about African Masks!
Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers is a new drop-in workshop for preschoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Come and […]
2024 Student Poetry Contest
WWBA 2024 Student Poetry Contest is now open! This year's theme is ‘Song of the Open Road,’ first published in the second edition of Leaves of Grass in 1856. It celebrates […]
Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance – Howie Faerstein, Robert Savino, Linda Sussman
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) presents Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace. The signature series, now in its 14th season, continues to bring the most […]
Art in the Barn: Women’s History Month
Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers is a new drop-in workshop for preschoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Come and […]
Art in the Barn: Explore the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama
Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers is a new drop-in workshop for preschoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Come and […]
POETS BUILDING BRIDGES Series 3, March 9, 2024 – Oklahoma, St Augustine FL, Swiss Poets
George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season three of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES: A TRIANGULATION PROJECT, inaugurated in March 2022 with the purpose of enhancing dialogue between communities of […]
