The Spirituality of Poetry: From Walt Whitman to Mary Oliver
The Reading & Writing of Poetry

Facilitator:  Annabelle Moseley (WWBA Writer in Residence 2009)

Place:  Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site

Dates:   Last Sunday in March, April, May, June   

Time:    1-3 PM.

Registration Fee:     $10 (due at first session)

Open to the Public

Description:  Lecture, discussion, writing prompts, sharing.
Texts: Walt Whitman: Selected Poems (Dover Thrift Edition)
Walt Whitman: Leaves of Grass, Original 1855 Edition (Dover Thrift Edition)
Editor, Paul Negri:  Great Short Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
Reading packets distributed at preliminary class, in advance of the series which includes all necessary texts.

Registration Fee of $10 due at preliminary session

March 25   (1-3 PM)

Topic: Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson: Transcendentalism and The Spirit in Nature
Text: Walt Whitman: Selected Poems (Dover Thrift Edition)
Walt Whitman: Leaves of Grass, Original 1855 Edition (Dover Thrift Edition)
Editor, Paul Negri:  Great Short Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)

April 29     (1-3 PM)

Rumi and Sufi/Buddhist Poetry
Text:          Reading Packet

May 27     (1-3 PM)

Gerard Manley Hopkins and the Spirituality of Christian Poetry
Text:         Reading Packet

June 24    (1-3 PM)

Contemporary Spirituality in Poetry
Text:         Reading Packet

Space is limited. To register please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Walt Whitman Birthplace: 631-427-5240 (ext. 112)