What:

The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of “the Father of American poetry,” Walt Whitman, by honoring the poet with a new stamp in its Literary Arts series. 

News about the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #WaltWhitmanStamps.

Who:

Thomas J. Marshall, U.S. Postal Service General Counsel and Executive Vice President, and the stamp ceremony’s dedicating official; Cynthia Shor, Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Executive Director; and others.

When:

Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 at 11 a.m. EDT

Where:

Walt Whitman Birthplace
246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, 
Huntington Station, NY 11746-4148