Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 6:30PM EST
“Meet the Artists” virtual reception via Zoom
WWBA is delighted to present a group exhibit entitled YAWP. This group exhibit explores an excerpt from Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself” from Leaves of Grass. The exhibit is included in the price of admission for tours of the Walt Whitman Birthplace Historic Site. Meet the artists via Zoom on opening night.
$5 suggested donation: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2197152
Register for “Meet the Artists” Virtual Reception: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vc-ChqToqGtMOtOM3QELWfk8uy7WHmRh-
Exhibit on view through Friday, January 7, 2021
For more information: https://www.waltwhitman.org/yawp-wwba-group-art-exhibition-2021/
WWBA at Arts on Terry
Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
WWBA is delighted to join Patchogue Arts Council as a Cultural Partner for Arts on Terry. You can visit us under the main tent to chat about Whitman and poetry with our 2020 LI Poet of the Year Christina M. Rau, grab a free Whitman-themed souvenir, purchase a book or a broadside, or put your own poetry skills to work by creating a blackout poem that you can take with you or display in our booth.
For more information, click here: https://www.waltwhitman.org/wwba-at-arts-on-terry-2021/
Walking With Whitman: Gregory Leadbetter, Tom Stock, and Josie Bello
Friday, October 1, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) continues to present the 10th season of Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman on Friday, October 1st, with Worcestershire, UK based Poet Gregory Leadbetter, Long Island based Poet Tom Stock, and Long Island based Singer/Songwriter Josie Bello live on Zoom.
$5 suggested donation. To Donate Please Visit:
https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2197152
Pre-Register Here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeGqpzgrGdAKfCPkDS8-W5skJmT-xdhH
You will receive an email after you register with a link for the event.
For more about our performers: https://www.waltwhitman.org/walking-with-whitman-october-1st-with-gregory-ledbetter-tom-stock-and-josie-bello/
Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop with Maria Lisella
Thursday, October 7th, 2021, 6:30 to 8:30 PM EST
WWBA is delighted to present Poetry Workshop: An Evening with Maria Lisella, Queens Poet Laureate & Academy of American Poets Fellow.
A dynamic, interactive evening, this workshop with Queens Poet Laureate and Academy of American Poets Fellow Maria Lisella is designed to inspire, encourage, and lead to a poem. Participants will write in response to a prompt [visual and/or verbal] or poem. No experience necessary, just pen, paper, and a sense of curiosity and fun! Sharing your work is optional as is giving and receiving supportive feedback.
Registration fee: $30 / $20 members
Register for this event here:
Non-Members: https://www.waltwhitman.org/product/nonmember-maria–lisella-zoom/
Members: https://www.waltwhitman.org/product/member-maria–lisella-zoom/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For more details: https://www.waltwhitman.org/poetry-workshop-an-evening-with-maria-lisella/
Imagining Whitman in Stony Brook Village Tour
Sunday, October 10, 2021, 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST
WWBA is delighted to present “Imagining Whitman in Stony Brook Village,” A Walt Whitman-Themed Walking Tour led by PhD Candidate Andrew Rimby. For this in-person or virtual tour, you are invited to see the quaintness and tranquility of Stony Brook Village through Whitman’s eyes.
This event is open to everyone with a $5 suggested donation: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2197152
To Participate in Person: Meet in the main parking lot of the Long Island Museum, near the Visitors Center at 12:45PM on Sunday, October 10th, 2021.
To Participate Virtually Pre-Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErf-GhpzIrE9fJF_wYcUo6IkKYKd5_DUaR
For more information: https://www.waltwhitman.org/imagining-whitman-in-stony-brook-village-tour/
Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Discussion Group
Saturdays, October 16-November 20, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM EST
WWBA is delighted to present a virtual six-part discussion series designed to expand participants’ understanding of the unique amalgamation of culture in America’s Southwest. Led by WWBA Writer-in-Residence George Wallace, the literature and films discussed in this group capture the commitment, courage, and perseverance of both men and women whose life experience has been informed by the struggle to achieve the promises of American democracy in the context of the complex crosscurrents of culture in which they reside.
Registration:
$10 WWBA Members: https://www.waltwhitman.org/product/member-latinx/
$15 Non-Members: https://www.waltwhitman.org/product/non-member-latinx/
Please click here for a full description and list of readings: https://www.waltwhitman.org/literary-and-film-discussion-series-borderlands-la-frontera-the-new-mestiza/
Please take a moment consider what you can give to to help us sustain the important work we do for literacy, education, history, the performing arts, writers, scholars, and researchers. Please visit our donation page to make a donation in any amount and join us for the fun and engaging programs below. **Your support means multitudes to us!! To Donate Click Here
Art and Poetry Virtual Workshop: Exploring the Relationship between Images & Words with Karen De Mauro and Caitlyn Shea. Watch it here!
Walt Whitman’s 202nd Birthday Celebration. Watch it here!
Walking With Whitman Poetry in Performance series featuring Larry Beckettand Ed Luhrs with music by Bryan Gallo. Now in its 11th season! Click here to watch.
Memoir writing class with Barbara Field: Writing Life Stories.
Book Release: Professor Kenneth M. Price, PhD presents Whitman in Washington: Becoming the National Poet in the Federal City. Click here to watch!
Virtual poetry and music open mic: Diverse voices from Vermont, Canada, the UK, and New York. Click here to watch.
Jack Coulehan, MD discusses The Talking Cure, his latest book publication. Click to watch here!
Jayne’s Hill Hike with Andrew Rimby: a guided hike to the highest point on Long Island to see the hike Walt Whitman took when visiting his childhood home in Long Island, New York. Click here to watch!
Virtual Open Mic Night. Featuring: Mary Makofske, Maggie Bloomfield,Bill Ratner, Emily-Sue Sloane, J R Turek Click here to Watch!
James P. Wagner (Ishwa) was recently named the United States Beat Poet Laureate 2020-2021. He is also the president of Long Island’s Bards Initiative, founder and operator of Bards Against Hunger and publisher for Local Gems Press. Click Here to Watch!
Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance Featuring Bertha Rogers and Evelyn Kandel! With Musical Performance by Bryan Gallo. Click Here to Watch!
Poetry Reading with Distinguished Poet Matt Pasca.
