Arthur Sze has just been named the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress! We have some highlighted ways for you to get to know the new laureate--including special "Bookmarked" content!
To coincide with the Mary Oliver Memorial Reading on May 29th, a guest blog by Historian Barbara Bair on a special display highlighting the Mary Oliver Papers.
The third of three interviews with Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows from across the country, to celebrate the end of National Poetry Month. Today's post features Joseph Rios, poet laureate of Fresno, CA.
The second of three interviews with Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows from across the country, to celebrate the end of National Poetry Month. Today's post features Louisiana Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin,
The first of three interviews with Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows from across the country, to celebrate the end of National Poetry Month. Today's post features Julia Bouwsma, poet laureate of Maine.
Learn about Ada Limón's closing event as U.S. Poet Laureate and check out pictures from her "Poetry in Parks" initiative trips to Saguaro National Park and Everglades National Park this past winter.
In honor of Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), "Bookmarked" highlights the former U.S. President's love of reading and writing poetry as well as the role of poetry during Carter's presidential administration.
Learn more about Arthur Sze, the winner of our prestigious Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, through Library of Congress recordings and blogs.
A behind-the-scenes look at U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón's trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park on July 20, concluding the nationwide "summer tour" of her "You Are Here: Poetry in Parks" initiative.