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Posted by: Clay Smith
This Thanksgiving, we practice literary gratitude by engaging with writers who have thought about the nature of being grateful.
Posted in: Books, Library Collections, Meg Medina, National Book Festival, Poetry
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: 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