Walt Whitman Birthplace

A premiere of the short film Walt Whitman Facing West and a Q&A with filmmaker H. Paul Moon and Whitman impersonator Darrel Blaine Ford. Video of Walt Whitman Facing West:  https://youtu.be/nLS1LtFs6VM Q&A Video:  https://vimeo.com/471530682 A cinematic setting of poems by Walt Whitman that span his whole life's work, with the poet's Long Island native "personator" Darrel Blaine Ford manifesting and reciting […]

Virtual poetry and music open mic: Diverse voices from Vermont, Canada, the UK, and New York. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/RWo8qgOwiQw

Spoken word and CD launch with Mary C. M. Phillips and friends. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/YcICDCiUdKg WWBA is delighted to present Spoken Word Reading with Mary C. M. Phillips. She recently launched her new CD Music of the Forest: Spoken Word Poetry. Special guests include two special guests: musician, Paul Ammendola (Red Words) and poet, Linda Trott […]

Walking With Whitman featuring Edgar Carlson. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/SbGUEEOpO5E WWBA is delighted to present Walking With Whitman: A Virtual Poetry Reading with Poet Edgar Carlson and Community Mic. Poets. This is the 10th season of Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace. The signature series continues to bring the most […]

Library of Congress curator Barbara Bair presents: “'For you whoever you are’: Transcribing Whitman Manuscripts Online By Democratic Crowdsourcing.” Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/MXDJk9rWRjU Barbara Bair discusses getting up close and personal to Whitman’s creative process by participating in the Library of Congress By the People Walt Whitman online crowdsourcing project. Learn how to try your hand […]

Book Release: Professor Kenneth M. Price, PhD presents Whitman in Washington: Becoming the National Poet in the Federal City.  Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/25sIKKqOqZg WWBA is delighted to welcome Professor & Co-Director of Walt Whitman Archive Kenneth M. Price, PhD, for a live Zoom discussion about his newly released book Whitman in Washington: Becoming the National Poet in the Federal […]

Walking With Whitman Poetry in Performance series featuring Larry Beckett and Ed Luhrs with music by Bryan Gallo. Now in its 11th season! Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/70HEoWW2fdw Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) is pleased to present the 11th season of Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace. The signature series continues to bring the most […]

Walking With Whitman Poetry in Performance series featuring Afric McGlinchey and Richard Bronson with music by Josie Bello. Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/b0dPRQr9NNg Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) is pleased to present the 11th season of Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace. (See links mentioned in this video below). The signature series continues to bring the […]

O Captain! My Captain! A discussion led by Dr. David S. Reynoldsand Dr. Barbara Bair about Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman. WWBA is delighted to present “O Captain, My Captain!”, a discussion about Abraham Lincoln’s life and times, and Walt Whitman’s poetry & speeches following Lincoln’s untimely passing. On April 15th, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln succumbed to his […]

The reading and discussion series The Fire THIS Time, led by Indran Amirthanayagam, about race in America through the perspective of James Baldwin’s essays. Sponsored by Humanities New York CARES Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal CARES act.   

Poetry reading to celebrate the release of Corona: An Anthology of Poems edited by Gayl Teller, the Nassau County Poet Laureate for 2009-11 and the 2016 Walt Whitman Birthplace Poet of the Year. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/tzDGcH_nHhI A live poetry reading to celebrate the release of “Corona: An Anthology of Poems” edited by Gayl Teller, the Nassau County […]

Poetry reading and awards ceremony for 2021 Long Island Poet of the Year Cliff Bleidner. Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/aX72R5spKGw The Long Island Poet of the Year Award is an annual award given by WWBA to honor a notable and distinguished local poet who actively promotes poetry on Long Island. This year Cliff Bleidner was nominated and […]