Whitmania

Old picture of Walt Whitman for Maryville's Whitmania! event

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.

Featured Events

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

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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

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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

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