Book Release: Professor Kenneth M. Price, PhD presents Whitman in Washington: Becoming the National Poet in the Federal City.  Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/25sIKKqOqZg WWBA is delighted to welcome Professor & Co-Director of Walt Whitman […]

Walking With Whitman Poetry in Performance series featuring Larry Beckett and Ed Luhrs with music by Bryan Gallo. Now in its 11th season! Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/70HEoWW2fdw Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) is pleased […]

Walking With Whitman Poetry in Performance series featuring Afric McGlinchey and Richard Bronson with music by Josie Bello. Event Video Link: https://youtu.be/b0dPRQr9NNg Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) is pleased to present the 11th season of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]