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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Check out the new collection of personal papers from Wyandot poet and folklorist Bertrand N. O. Walker (Hen-Toh), now available at the Library's Manuscript Division reading room. Click for a preview of his drafts, typed-up poems and other writings.
Posted in: Literary History, Native American Heritage Month, Poetry, Uncategorized
Posted by: Robert Casper
An interview with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, for National Hispanic Heritage Month, on the the 80th anniversary of the Library's PALABRA Archive of audio recordings by such writers as Nobel Laureates Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz and Gabriela Mistral.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Hispanic Heritage Month, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, shares her favorite moments connecting with the voices captured by the Library's PALABRA archive, a collection of Hispanic and Latino poets and writers reading from their works.
Posted in: Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Poetry
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
In honor of a display and talk tomorrow at the Library about the diversity of the Library's collections through textiles, a blog on how an ancient Persian poetic form made its way to Urdu--and to beautiful illuminated manuscripts in the Library's Asian Division.
Posted in: Books, Literary History, Poetry
Posted by: Robert Casper
A guest Q&A on the upcoming National Gallery of Art symposium, "Poetry is a country," featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, Poetry
Posted by: Robert Casper
On the announcement date of “You Are Here,” Ada Limón’s signature project as Poet Laureate of the United States, a behind-the-scenes Q&A.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, Poetry
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
National Book Festival's featured poets and artists meld together art, history and nature, and invite you into their worlds.
Posted in: Books, Joy Harjo, National Book Festival, Poetry
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Read a letter from a National Youth Poet Laureate! The United States Poet Laureate position is the sole laureateship administered by the Library of Congress. The National Youth Poet Laureate is sponsored by Urban Word. The Library supports the creativite and inspirational poets laureate programs that have been inspired by the original position of the U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted in: Children and Teens, Poetry
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
To celebrate Walt Whitman's birthday and to get ready for a barefoot, revitalizing summer, we share his love for nature's sounds and music, and a legacy of inspiration. Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant is among many who were inspired by his work - take a peek at her visit to the Library and the Harned-Whitman Papers in the Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Poetry