Experience a night of creativity and relaxation at the Walt Whitman Birthplace with our Sip & Paint: Starry Night Edition! Under the guidance of our Director and talented artist, […]

  Join us for a hands-on creative adventure at the Walt Whitman Birthplace’s Little Artists Workshop! In this special session, multidisciplinary artist Robert Stenzel will guide young creators in exploring […]

Calling all young poets! Join us for an inspiring and interactive Youth Poetic Expression Workshop led by local author Cheryl Williams. This engaging session encourages students to write, recite, and […]

Weaving has long been an essential textile art, once used primarily for creating clothing. Today, it has evolved into a vibrant form of artistic expression! Join us at the Walt […]

IMAGINATION BASED POETRY WORKSHOP About The Workshop George Wallace will stimulate your writing through exercises based on re-discovering and using your imaginative skills through generative wordplay. This one day workshop […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

  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 […]