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NOMINATION DEADLINE – LI Poet of the Year

Now Accepting Nominations! The Long Island Poet of the Year Award is an annual award given by Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) to honor a notable and distinguished local poet who actively promotes poetry on Long Island. Nominations must be received by February 15, 2023 The WWBA Board of Trustees Program Committee will choose the […]

Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance – Valery Oisteanu, Stefanie Maura, Josie Bello

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, March 3rd Walking With Whitman will […]

POETS BUILDING BRIDGES Series 2, March 2023 – Santa Cruz CA/Sparring, Corsica, NYC/livemag!

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 […]

WWBA & David Mills Present “Boneyarn” – Poems & Narratives About Slavery In New York City

Join us in-person or Livestream on YouTube @WaltWhitmanBirthplace - March 24th, 7:00 - 8:30PM David Mills reads from his poetry collection, Boneyarn, and shares his poems and narratives about three prominent Black figures who are buried in New York’s City’s African Burial Ground, America’s oldest and largest slave cemetery. Through the voices of the departed slaves, […]

ENTRY DEADLINE – Gwenn A. Nusbaum/WWBA Poets to Come Scholarship

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 […]

Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance –  Canio Pavone, Paula Curci, Linda Sussman

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 […]

POETS BUILDING BRIDGES Series 2, April 8, 2023 – Erie PA, South Asian Diaspora, St. Louis

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 […]

Celebrate National Poetry Month – April 2023

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 […]