Walt Whitman’s Poetic Legacy

Date: 04/02/2019

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm


Location
Humanities 2001


Description

“Walt Whitman’s Poetic Legacy”
Poetry Reading and Discussion with Cornelius Eady and Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Poetry Center, Humanities 2001, Stony Brook University

 

To kick off National Poetry Month in 2019, join us at Stony Brook University for a poetry reading and discussion examining Walt Whitman’s influence on the poetry and culture of the Americas. Stony Brook University professors and award-winning poets Rowan Ricardo Phillips and Cornelius Eady will address Whitman’s impact in the U.S. and Caribbean, and on their own poetry. A selection of rare poetry works from SBU Libraries’ Special Collections will be on display at the program. Sponsored and supported by a FAHSS grant award, Run Run Shaw Fund, University Libraries, Humanities Institute, and the Department of English. Free and open to the public.

Registration

Bookings are closed for this event.

Kristen Nyitray

Kristen Nyitray

Associate Librarian; Director, Special Collections and University Archives; and University Archivist at Stony Brook University Libraries
Contact her for research assistance with rare books, manuscript collections, historical maps, and SBU history. E-mail: kristen.nyitray@stonybrook.edu.
Kristen Nyitray
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