Walt Whitman Birthplace

A reading with the Long Island Poetry Collective. This group features readings from a diverse group of poets sharing poems in their own unique styles with a variety of inspirations and influences. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/9BQOau-y1NQ Founded in 1973, the Long Island Poetry Collective (LIPC) is one of the oldest poetry organizations on Long Island. The […]

A poetry reading with Cathryn Shea reading from Genealogy Lesson for the Laity. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/Gd19BwpODIQ WWBA is delighted to present a poetry reading with Cathryn Shea. Cathryn will read from her latest full-length poetry collection, "Genealogy Lesson for the Laity", and a selection of poems from her chapbooks, as well as some new poems that were […]

“A Queer Meeting: Wilde And Whitman In Camden, NJ” a discussion with Andrew Rimby, a Ph.D. candidate focusing his dissertation on Walt Whitman. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/nO9-LICecD4 WWBA is delighted to present “A Queer Meeting: Wilde and Whitman in Camden, NJ,” a discussion with Andrew Rimby, a PhD Candidate focusing his dissertation on Walt Whitman life […]

Poetry reading with Bri Onishea, social worker and friend to the arts. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/sfNEmWyDDTk WWBA is delighted to present a poetry reading with Bri Onishea. Bri opens her thoughts, emotions, and memories to the audience in such a way that she opens the audience at the same time. Bri’s words are a journey through […]

An Evening of Poetry Set to Modern Classical Music with Leonard Lehrman, Helene Williams, and Michael Niemann. This event was part of our Walking With Whitman Series. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/QaoBLbpzDwc LEONARD LEHRMAN is Long Island’s most prolific living composer; Editor of Boosey & Hawkes’ 3-volume Marc Blitzstein Songbook; and, with the blessings of Elie Siegmeister, […]

Poetry Reading with Poet & Voice Actor Bill Ratner. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/_479qHWYBj8 WWBA is delighted to present a live virtual Poetry Reading with Poet & Voice Actor Bill Ratner. Bill Ratner’s poetry is a mixture of narrative and memory-driven work with a smidgen of humor, irony, occasional politics, and a good portion of elegy. […]

Andrew Rimby presents “The Traveling Bachelor in Huntington Village: A Whitman Walking Tour.” Video Link:  https://youtu.be/ligxpA36tn0 WWBA is delighted to present "The Traveling Bachelor in Huntington Village: A Whitman Walking Tour” with Andrew Rimby, a PhD Candidate focusing his dissertation on Walt Whitman life and literary legacy. An exciting live virtual Zoom tour of Huntington Village, […]

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 […]