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Posted by: Robert Casper
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón launches her signature project to great acclaim and coverage. And the NASA campaign featuring her poem "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa" is up for a prestigious Webby Award—find out how you can help it win!
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Clay Smith
After a donation of the Mary Oliver Papers and the Mary Oliver Memorial Event Fund for Emerging Poets to the Library of Congress, the Library learned more about Oliver’s generous spirit. We talk in this interview with Bill and Amalie Reichblum, who have donated the papers and the fund to the Library.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, Library Collections, National Poetry Month, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Meg Medina invites your family to grab a free lottery ticket for a chance to meet her in person! The next Family Office Hours is on April 20th. Hurry, the lottery closes on April 4th!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Children and Teens
Posted by: Robert Casper
Details of the Poet Laureate's signature project have just been announced, and we have news to share about Ada's TIME Magazine honor and SXSW opening event.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
From historical fiction to middle grade fantasy to a conversation with children's authors Chelsea Clinton, Rita Williams-Garcia and our National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina, we have a rich offering of March literary events for you. Stop by the Library and enjoy our free programs!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Family Day
Posted by: Clay Smith
The Library offers exciting literary programs this month as part of its "Live! at the Library" series on Thursday night, with bestselling YA writer Rebecca Ross; poet Major Jackson, host of the popular podcast "The Slowdown;" and leading historian Kerri Greenidge.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Poetry
Posted by: Clay Smith
Our US Poet Laureate and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and the whole Literary Initiatives staff, reveal their favorite programs and initiatives for the new year.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Live! at the Library, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
More laureate news: Ada Limón writes a poem for the front matter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment and is featured reading and discussing the poem on The Weather Channel.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
NASA’s “Message in a Bottle” campaign, featuring a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, has reached 1.6 million signatures. Help us get to 2 million signatures by the end of the year.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate