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Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following is a guest post by Catalina Gómez, program coordinator in the Library of Congress Hispanic Division. Last month, Brazil lost two of its most beloved literary figures: author and journalist João Ubaldo Ribeiro, 73, and playwright and author Ariano Suassuna, 87–two writers who not only published literature of paramount importance, but who were …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a guest post by Taru Rauha Spiegel, reference specialist in the Library of Congress European Division. August 9th marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tove Jansson, one of the world’s best-known children’s authors. Although Jansson does not have the same following in the United States as she does in Europe …
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Posted by: Peter Armenti
By now readers of this blog are probably well aware of the swift rise and fast fall of erstwhile North Carolina Poet Laureate Valerie Macon. Macon was appointed North Carolina Poet Laureate by Governor Pat McCrory on July 11. The selection immediately drew criticism from North Carolina’s literary community, and soon afterwards by other state …
Posted in: Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
Shortly after I published Friday’s post on recent state poet laureate happenings I received an email alert that North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory had just appointed Valerie Macon the new N.C. poet laureate. So much for my timing! Macon succeeds Joseph Bathanti in the two-year position and is the state’s eighth poet laureate. Several media …
Posted in: Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
Since my last post on state poets laureate there have been only two significant state poet developments. First, on June 27 Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe appointed Ron Smith, Writer-in-Residence at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, the poet laureate of Virginia. Smith succeeds Sofia Starnes in the post, and is Virginia’s 18th poet laureate. Second, Florida …
Posted in: Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
Each year as summer approaches the Library sees an increase in questions from parents and librarians about whether we make available recommended reading lists for children. The answer, I’m please to tell you, is Yes! Our Center for the Book, through its Read.gov literacy website, includes several excellent New Worlds Booklists that provide “a sampling …
Posted in: Digital Resources
Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a guest post by Matt Blakley, programs support assistant at the Library’s Poetry and Literature Center. If you told me when I first fell in love with poetry that one day I’d work at the Library’s Poetry and Literature Center, there’s no way I would’ve believed you. I probably still wouldn’t believe …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
We at the Poetry and Literature Center are thrilled the Librarian has selected Charles Wright to be the twentieth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. And we’re not the only ones—the media response has been impressive. Peter Armenti has put together a terrific web guide for Mr. Wright, and he’s adding …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
From Foxhole to Foxhole: A D-Day Experience through Poetry The following is a guest post by Matt Blakley, programs support assistant at the Library’s Poetry and Literature Center. Today is the 70th anniversary of D-Day. If you are around Capitol Hill, please take a moment to stop by the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and view …
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