Poetry Scholarship - Ages 25–35! Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) invites applications for the annual Gwenn A. Nusbaum / WWBA “Poets To Come” Scholarship Award. The $1500 scholarship is offered in the spirit of Walt Whitman’s poem of that title: “POETS to come! Deadline April 3, 2023 Applications are sought from those poets at the […]

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 13th 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, April 7th Walking With Whitman will feature […]

George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season two 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 poets […]

Sponsored by Humanities NY - Six Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:30PM - April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17  (2023)  - ZOOM only Theme - "Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution" Book - Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War by Lisa Brooks One time registration fee:  $10 Registration […]

Sponsored by Humanities NY - Six Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:30PM - April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17  (2023)  - ZOOM only Theme - "Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution" Book - Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War by Lisa Brooks One time registration fee:  $10 Registration […]

Sponsored by Humanities NY - Six Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:30PM - April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17  (2023)  - ZOOM only Theme - "Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution" Book - Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War by Lisa Brooks One time registration fee:  $10 Registration […]

Carry a poem with you on April 27th to share with family and friends. Submit your poem in your pocket and it will be featured here, on our website. We will also post some of your poems on our social media on April 27th! Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people […]

George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season two 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 poets […]

Please join us on Saturday, April 29th, as Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Celebrates 2023 Long Island Poet of the Year, Paula Camacho. Join us in person at WWBA for an award reception and reading. Paula Camacho, as President of the Nassau County Poet Laureate Society, serves the poetry community in countless ways by encouraging discovery […]

Sponsored by Humanities NY - Six Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:30PM - April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17  (2023)  - ZOOM only Theme - "Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution" Book - Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War by Lisa Brooks One time registration fee:  $10 Registration […]

WWBA mourns the loss of beloved poet Wendy Barker. We offer our condolences to her family and friends. With sorrow, Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance on May 5th is cancelled

Join us at WWBA for New York State I Love My Park Day on Saturday, May 6, 2023, 10AM-3PM, and help clean up a local park. Clean out garden beds, prune shrubs, plant flower and vegetable gardens, and powerwash walkways. Register at https://www.ptny.org/events/i-love-my-park-day Volunteers should bring lunch and can bring a trowel and/or rake if […]