In celebration of Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday, the Humanities Department and the Medart Lecture Series at Maryville University, in collaboration with the Saint Louis Poetry Center, is presenting Whitmania, a semester-long series of events. Widely considered the father of American poetry, Whitman has had continuous influence on contemporary poets, writers, artists, composers, and thinkers in America and abroad.
Sept. 12 at 5 p.m.
Gallery Opening & Reception
Brief gallery talk by Dr. Germaine Murray
Location: Morton J. May Foundation Gallery
Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m.
Writing Like Whitman: Chants, Catalogs & Litanies
Workshop with Dana Levin
Location: Morton J. May Foundation Gallery
$60 fee includes lunch and workshop
Sponsored by St. Louis Poetry Center
Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.
BookFest Saint Louis
Whitman poetry reading with local poets to kick off BookFest Saint Louis
Location: Mahler Ballroom
Sponsored by St. Louis Poetry Center
Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m.
Whitman and the Problem of Everyone
Public lecture with poet & critic Stephanie Burt
Location: President’s Conference Center at Maryville
Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.
Poetry reading with Stephanie Burt
St. Louis Poetry Center will host a poetry reading with Stephanie Burt
Location: The High Low (3301 Washington Ave.)
Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.
Every Atom: Reflections on Whitman at 200
St. Louis Poetry Center will host a poetry reading and panel discussion with Brian Clements
Location: The High Low (3301 Washington Ave.)
Oct. 26 at 10 a.m.
Poetry of the Body
Workshop with Andrea Scarpino
Location: The High Low (3301 Washington Ave.)
$60 fee includes lunch and workshop
Sponsored by St. Louis Poetry Center
Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.
Whitman Set to Song
Concert with Peter Henderson & friends that will feature poems by Whitman and other pieces
Location: Maryville Auditorium