Huntington Station
New York
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association
About
In 1819, Walt Whitman, widely recognized as America's greatest poet, was born in a small farmhouse in the rural Long Island community of West Hills in the town of Huntington. Whitman’s writings are treasured for capturing the nation’s spirit during the nineteenth century and examining some of the era’s most significant events including westward expansion, immigration, slavery, and the Civil War.
Recent News
Annual Student Poetry Contest
Entry Deadline – Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Thirty-Seventh Annual Student Poetry Contest 2023 Calling All Students! Use your poetic voice to tell us about the “multitudes” contained within you. Awards Ceremony:…
Read More »Gwenn A. Nusbaum And WWBA Poets to Come Scholarship
Poetry Scholarship – Ages 25–35! Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) invites applications for the annual Gwenn A. Nusbaum / WWBA “Poets To Come” Scholarship Award. The $1500 scholarship is offered in the spirit of…
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