If you are searching for Whitman-related events in the the New York area, please also check the Walt Whitman Birthplace website (we highly recommend the tours of the house Whitman Sr. built and Walt lived in for his first four years) and the Whitman House in Camden, NJ (step inside Walt’s home for his last decade).

If you have an event you’d like to list with us, please let us know: waltwhitmaninitiaitve@gmail.com.

 

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The Bowery Boys:

Join the Bowery Boys podcast for a live podcast recording this January as we explore the life of Walt Whitman at the Bell House, as part of the Brooklyn Podcast Festival presented by Pandora.

We’ll be discussing the story of Whitman as a part of the year-long celebration to honor his legacy on the 200th anniversary of his birth (May 31, 1819). Tom Meyers and Greg Young of The Bowery Boys: New York City History podcast will be joined by special guests and performances by acclaimed Brooklyn poets. Join us at the Bell House as we raise a toast to the writer’s fascinating life and the places in New York City where he had a unique connection.

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