WWBA is proud to announce Jesse Curran as WWBA's 2025 Long Island Poet of the Year Born and raised in Huntington, Dr. Jesse Curran is a poet, essayist, scholar, and teacher who currently lives in Northport. Her creative work has appeared in dozens of literary journals including About Place, Blueline, After the Art, Cagibi, and Ruminate. She has also […]

Join us for an exciting evening of creativity and community at the historic Walt Whitman Birthplace! Whether you're a poet, musician, singer, or comedian, this is your time to shine. All acts are welcome! Share your talent, enjoy a night of artistic expression, and connect with fellow performers and enthusiasts. Sign Up Sheet for performers […]

Join us for a Duane Flatmo-inspired upcycling class! Together, we’ll transform recycled materials into unique owl designs while exploring the history of American recycled folk art and modern upcycling. This class promises to be a hoot and a half! Humans use REM sleep as a way to process their emotions, evoking vivid dream imagery. This […]

  A special lecture series with our Museum Curator Margaret Guardi and Curator Assistant Derry Shafer: How Leaves of Grass Influenced Modern Day Self-Healing Join us for an evening lecture and learn about Whitman’s fan and close friend, Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke and his magnum opus Cosmic Consciousness. Bucks’s spiritual awakening after reading Leaves of Grass […]

  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 15th season, continues to bring the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene paired with local poets on the Walt Whitman stage. Event begins at 7:00pm. Light refreshments […]

O Captain! My Garden! Cherish, Cultivate, Celebrate! Roll up your sleeves and participate in outdoor spring clean up at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, as part of a state-wide initiative to maintain parks. Walk- Ins Welcome. We need YOUR help with the beautification of our garden.  Raking Weeding Pruning Planting Clean Up Volunteers please bring: Bring […]

  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 writers across the US and internationally. Based on a shared small-group experience, these Saturday zoom sessions engage three distinct and well defined communities of […]

Join us for Sonic Transfigurations, a unique immersive listening experience led by Ash Rucker. This transformative event begins with a short guided meditation, centering participants and inviting them to set personal intentions. As Alice’s cosmic sounds fill the space, attendees will be guided to focus on their breath and inner awareness, allowing the music to […]