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 the road as a space where people can come together in a meaningful way, where status and social strata matter less.  In 30 lines or […]

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 intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene paired with local poets on the Walt Whitman Stage. Friday, March 1st, Walking With Whitman will featured […]

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 join us every week as we read various stories including the award-winning Caldecott books.  Learn about artists of the past and create your own artwork. March 2, 2024 Women’s History Month Learn how to paint […]