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Posted by: Peter Armenti
Since my last update on state poets laureate back in December, new laureates have taken up office in six states. Just yesterday, Carmen Tafolla was invested as Texas State Poet Laureate. Here are the five other changes since the new year began: Kimberly Blaeser started her term as Wisconsin Poet Laureate on January 6; Shelby Stephenson …
Posted in: State Poets
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. Last month I offered some ideas for bell ringers for reading poetry. Below are three ideas for engaging students with bell ringers or warm ups for writing poetry. 1) Let the Music Move …
Posted in: Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Peter Armenti
Listen: Robert Frost interview with Randall Jarrell, May 19, 1959. From the Catbird Seat is excited to announce the online launch of a selection of recordings from the Library of Congress’s Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature, a series of audio recordings of renowned poets and prose writers reading from their work. Available as …
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
I recently blogged about the March/April 2015 issue of the Library of Congress Magazine (LCM), which highlights some of the Library’s poetry-related collections, services, and activities. I’m pleased to make my contribution to the issue, “National Poets,” available below in a Web-friendly version. This version is cross-posted on the Library of Congress Blog. The nation’s most acclaimed poets …
Posted in: Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
Looking for a quick way to delve into the Library’s online poetry resources on this first day of National Poetry Month? The Library’s new National Poetry Month Pinterest board, which debuts today, lets you do just that. Our initial set of pins was chosen to introduce teachers, librarians, students, and general viewers to the diverse …
Posted in: Digital Resources
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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Posted by: Peter Armenti
April is a big month for poetry programming at the Library of Congress. Patricia Smith, winner of the 13th Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, will be reading at the Library on April 6th. And on April 30th, Charles Wright will conclude his term at the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by holding …
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate, State Poets
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 …
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
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. In last month’s post I described the first half of a lesson I prepared for students on the importance of word choice, using different translations of the epic poem Beowulf. The second half …
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