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Archive: February 2016 (6 Posts)

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Inaugural Poetry – Robert Frost and Maya Angelou

Posted by: Peter Armenti

The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. January 20, 1961, may be best remembered as the date of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration as President of the United States. Those who love poetry …

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La Casa de Colores Update: More Good News

Posted by: Matt Blakley

La Casa de Colores has been going strong for almost six months! We hope you have been following its journey along with us. If not, and you are asking yourself “What is La Casa de Colores?” please visit the project’s website to see all it has to offer. A brief reminder: La Casa de Colores …

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Need a Little Romance (Fiction) in Your Life? Watch This.

Posted by: Peter Armenti

Today is a day of romance, dear reader, and I can think of no better way for you to combine your surging passions with your appreciation for fine prose than by viewing the proceedings of What is Love? Romance Fiction in the Digital Age, a major two-day conference sponsored by the Library’s Center for the …

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Literary Treasures: Literary Birthday Celebration: Gwendolyn Brooks

Posted by: Matt Blakley

The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …

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“Es mi Familia”: La Familia Word Cloud

Posted by: Matt Blakley

Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera’s year-long epic poem project, “La Familia,” which has been going strong since mid-September, has reached its halfway point. Is there a better way to celebrate this milestone, we asked ourselves, than by putting your submissions into a word cloud generator? Well, no. So we did it! Check out the results …

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Learning to Love Hispanic Lit in a Month

Posted by: Robert Casper

The following is a guest post by Aubrey Hobby, who completed a month-long internship at the Library of Congress Hispanic Division over the Hollins University Short Term. I grew up a reader and writer, a lover of the written word in all of its forms. I wrote a lot in high school and took advantage …