A reading with the Long Island Poetry Collective. This group features readings from a diverse group of poets sharing poems in their own unique styles with a variety of inspirations and influences. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/9BQOau-y1NQ Founded in 1973, the Long Island Poetry Collective (LIPC) is one of the oldest poetry organizations on Long Island. The […]

A poetry reading with Cathryn Shea reading from Genealogy Lesson for the Laity. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/Gd19BwpODIQ WWBA is delighted to present a poetry reading with Cathryn Shea. Cathryn will read from her latest full-length poetry collection, "Genealogy Lesson for the Laity", and a selection of poems from her chapbooks, as well as some new poems that were […]

“A Queer Meeting: Wilde And Whitman In Camden, NJ” a discussion with Andrew Rimby, a Ph.D. candidate focusing his dissertation on Walt Whitman. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/nO9-LICecD4 WWBA is delighted to present “A Queer Meeting: Wilde and Whitman in Camden, NJ,” a discussion with Andrew Rimby, a PhD Candidate focusing his dissertation on Walt Whitman life […]

Poetry reading with Bri Onishea, social worker and friend to the arts. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/sfNEmWyDDTk WWBA is delighted to present a poetry reading with Bri Onishea. Bri opens her thoughts, emotions, and memories to the audience in such a way that she opens the audience at the same time. Bri’s words are a journey through […]

An Evening of Poetry Set to Modern Classical Music with Leonard Lehrman, Helene Williams, and Michael Niemann. This event was part of our Walking With Whitman Series. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/QaoBLbpzDwc LEONARD LEHRMAN is Long Island’s most prolific living composer; Editor of Boosey & Hawkes’ 3-volume Marc Blitzstein Songbook; and, with the blessings of Elie Siegmeister, […]