“It never crossed my mind when I began writing fiction that I could write about anything except life in the South. It never crossed my mind that I knew about anything else; knew, that is, well enough to write about. Nothing else ever nagged you enough to stir the imagination.”–Robert Penn Warren On March 27, …
The following is a guest post by Katherine L. Blood, Curator of Fine Prints in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. When Rob Casper invited me to share a favorite example of art intersecting with poetry in the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division, I was delighted to feature Lesley Dill’s exquisite Poem Dress …
The following is a guest post made by Mason Henderson, a 2012-2013 intern at the Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center. As a student of poetry in the MFA program at the University of Maryland, I have to admit that the Poetry and Literature Center is consistently spoiling me with brilliant poetry. On any …