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Archive: March 2015 (5 Posts)

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Reading Poetry in the Classroom: Bell Ringers

Posted by: Peter Armenti

The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. Rarely a day goes by in which I do not find a “new-to-me” fabulous item in the digitized collections of the Library of Congress. A recent search uncovered this image, titled “Hanging Poems …

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“Poetry Nation”: March/April Issue of Library of Congress Magazine Dons Laurels

Posted by: Peter Armenti

Finding it hard to scratch that poetry itch during the lead-up to National Poetry Month? We’ve got the balm you need! The March/April issue of Library of Congress Magazine (LCM), released online today, shines a spotlight on the Library’s poetry-related activities, services, and collections. Among the topics of the articles and features in the poetry-themed …

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“Every Artist Needs Some Good Luck, and Charles Wright Was Mine”: Getting to Know Bobby C. Rogers

Posted by: Matt Blakley

This week, Emily Fragos and Bobby C. Rogers will come to the Library of Congress as the 2015 Witter Bynner Fellowship recipients. In advance of their evening Fellowship reading, the Poetry and Literature Center conducted e-mail interviews, below. Here is Bobby C. Rogers: Bobby C. Rogers is the author of Paper Anniversary (2010), winner of …

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“I’d Like to Give Him a Bear Hug!”: Getting to Know Emily Fragos

Posted by: Matt Blakley

Next week, Emily Fragos and Bobby C. Rogers will come to the Library of Congress as the 2015 Witter Bynner Fellowship recipients. In advance of their evening Fellowship reading, the Poetry and Literature Center conducted e-mail interviews with each.   Emily Fragos is the author of two books of poems, including Hostage: New & Selected …