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After 18 years as executive director of the Walt Whitman Birthplace, Cynthia Shor will retire from at the end of the month. She will be succeeded by Caitlyn Shea, executive director of the Northport Museum, who previously worked at the birthplace in West Hills. Shor Read More …
Walt Whitman may have been born 200 years ago, for which there will be a celebration this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, at Walt Whitman Birthplace Association, but his legacy, and poetry in general, are alive and well in the area. Just ask WWBA’s Executive Director Read More …
The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association handed out awards Sunday at its 32nd annual Student Poetry Contest award ceremony. This year’s theme was “Tribute” and the WWBA had hundreds of people as well as local government officials attend, including Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci. Pulitzer Prize-winner Vijay Seshadri Read More …