Ninth Annual "Song of Myself" Marathon - Sunday, June 3

This event isn't in Seattle, but it's almost worth flying out to New York to take part. My friend and fellow-alum Karen Karbiener, possibly the best Whitman professor of our generation, organized the first of these marathon readings of "Song of Myself" nine years ago, and it's become a tradition. If you're in New York, don't miss it.

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Ninth Annual Marathon Reading of "Song of Myself"
Sunday, June 3, 2012, 3:00-5:30 p.m.
The Granite Prospect in Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier One)... free!

Led by NYU Professor Karen Karbiener, this year's event will feature Martin Espada, current Poet-in-Residence at the Walt Whitman Birthplace. We'll hear Whitman's words in full view of his beloved Mannahatta from Brooklyn's front stoop.

If you'd like to read, email songofmyself2012@gmail.com with your favorite three sections of "Song of Myself" (using the 1891-1892 edition's breakdown of 52 sections). Readings will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.

For more information and directions:  http://www.brooklynbridgeparknyc.org