If you’re a lover of Whitman’s poetry, you’ll want to check out the Seventh Annual Marathon Reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.”

If you’re a lover of Whitman’s poetry, you’ll want to check out the Seventh Annual Marathon Reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.”

It’s taking place this Sunday, September 26, 2010, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. aboard the South Street Seaport Museum’s tall ship Peking, which is docked at Pier 16 at the  South Street Seaport.

Admission is 5 bucks, but all readers will be admitted to the event for free (as will Seaport Museum members).

The event is led by NYU professor Karen Karbiener. You don’t have to read to participate, but if you’re inclined to declaim, then please email or call Christine Modica (cmodica@seany.org; 212-748-8738) with your favorite three sections of “Song of Myself” (using the 1891-1892 edition’s breakdown). She’ll assign the sections on a first come, first served basis.

The reading will begin at 3 p.m. If you’re a reader, please arrive no later than 2:30 p.m. Check-in will be located on Pier 16 near the forward gangway of Peking.