Longfellow Birthday Celebration

2025 Longfellow Birthday Celebration: A Community Reading at the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution

10:00-11:00 AM Opening remarks and poetry reading

11:00-11:30 AM Coffee and cake reception

11:30-12:00 PM Walk to the Longfellow grave site and wreath laying

Commemorate the 218th anniversary of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's birth and the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with a special community reading. We're inviting the public to read Longfellow's best-loved poems reflecting on the Revolutionary period and the power of historical memory. After a brief overview of Longfellow's historical works by staff from Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS, enjoy a unique reading of these powerful poems - from Paul Revere's Ride to A Psalm of Life.

Sign up to read a poem, or just come to enjoy these classic works and reflect on the anniversary.

The reading will be followed by birthday cake and, weather permitting, a visit to the Longfellow family tomb for a brief wreath laying ceremony.

This program is presented by Mount Auburn Cemetery and Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.

Capacity: 100 people

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