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 […]

Pioneers of Poetry and Paint: Virtual tours of Walt Whitman Birthplace House and the Pollock-Krasner studio with a poetry workshop. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/nNNLcoTsvlc This special live virtual event takes Zoom visitors on a tour through the homes of Long Island’s world famous creative pioneers, poet Walt Whitman and painters Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. (See all links mentioned […]

Poetry reading and music with John L. Wright, MD and Linda Sussman. WWBA is delighted to present a live poetry reading with Physician and Poet John L. Wright with Singer-Songwriter Linda Sussman. The evening focused on poetry exploring humanity’s relationship and place among the fauna and flora of the natural world. Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/pwlM1kpBA0s John L. […]

Walking With Whitman featuring poets Rommi Smith and Deborah Hauser with musician Rori Kelly to continue our 11th year in this signature series. Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/_uuTCrPbF4M WWBA is delighted to present the 11th season of Walking With Whitman, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace.(All links mentioned in this video are below). The signature series continues to bring the most intriguing figures […]

Virtual “meet the artists” reception for YAWP, WWBA’s group art exhibition on view in person through January 7, 2022. An exhibition featuring local artists’ interpretations of Section 52 from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”. "The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and my loitering. I too am not a bit tamed, I too […]

WWBA invites you on an international journey for Walt Whitman's 202nd Birthday Celebration! Watch "Leaves of Grass" video readings and view Whitman-inspired artwork. Please see the links mentioned in this video below. Thank you to everyone that contributed to this celebration. Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/57UK9ePkh-0

Every Hour, Every Atom, a Pride Month discussion about Whitman’s notebooks. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/S-6nqjbkXh4 WWBA is delighted to celebrate Pride Month with a panel discussion about Walt Whitman’s notebooks. This program highlights two different kinds of collaborative projects involving transcriptions: the scholarly edition Every Hour, Every Atom: A Collection of Walt Whitman’s Early Notebooks […]

Celebrating Richard Bronson, MD, Suffolk County’s 2021-2023 Poet Laureate with music by Linda Sussman and a poetry reading. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/_eiN-Lc5ags The committee of former Poet Laureates of Suffolk County, Long Island Poetry Collective, and the Suffolk County Legislature announcing the incoming Poet Laureate and presenting an award to Richard Bronson, MD. WWBA Writer-in-Residence George Wallace, the […]

A master class and workshop with Forrest Gander, WWBA 2021 Poet-in-Residence. Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/_AffMX7qCp4 This event was made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the governor’s office and the New York State Legislature and is administered by The Huntington […]