Week of Events
The Mysterious Fate of Walt Whitman’s Brain
The Mysterious Fate of Walt Whitman’s Brain
LEARN ABOUT WALT'S AUTOPSY & EXPERIENCE A CANDLELIT NIGHT TOUR THURSDAY. There was to be no “Rest in Peace” for the remains of the “poet of the body and poet of the soul". Talk and candlelit evening tour of the Walt Whitman birthplace house. Learn how Walt’s fascination with science and the human brain intersected […]
Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance – Kelly Powell, Josie Bello & Open Mic
Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance – Kelly Powell, Josie Bello & Open Mic
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 14th 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, November 1st, Walking With Whitman will feature poet Kelly […]