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Posted by: Robert Casper
Here’s a fun fact: the current Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Juan Felipe Herrera, is in the unusual position of pre-dating our current Librarian of Congress! Herrera was appointed by the previous Librarian, James H. Billington, and he was re-appointed by acting Librarian David Mao back in April—five months before the swearing-in of Dr. Carla …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
I have had a personal connection to many of the programs I’ve worked on these past five years at the Poetry and Literature Center. But our panel tomorrow, “Poetry, Publishing, and Race,” might have the deepest connection for me. I had the idea for the program because of my own experiences as a publisher. In …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is an interview with Dylan Orshefsky, who recently completed his internship at the Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center. Where and what do you study? How did you intend your internship to relate to your studies/college experience? I am a senior at Georgetown University, and I’m majoring in English and Computer Science. At Georgetown, …
Posted in: Interviews
Posted by: Robert Casper
The following cross-post was written by Catalina Gómez and originally appeared on the Library of Congress “Teaching with the Library” blog. Catalina Gomez Describe what you do at the Library of Congress and the materials you work with. I am a reference librarian in the Library’s Hispanic Reading Room, which serves as a research center …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following post, which originally appeared on the Insights: Scholarly Work at the John W. Kluge Center blog, was written by Program Specialist Jason Steinhauer. As part of the European Month of Culture in May 2016, we focus on scholars from European Union member states who have conducted research at The John W. Kluge Center …
Posted in: Guest Posts, Literary Treasures
Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a guest post by Aubrey Hobby, who completed a month-long internship at the Library of Congress Hispanic Division over the Hollins University Short Term. I grew up a reader and writer, a lover of the written word in all of its forms. I wrote a lot in high school and took advantage …
Posted in: Guest Posts
Posted by: Robert Casper
I am delighted that our Poet Laureate selected Allison Hedge Coke as our new Witter Bynner Fellow in Poetry. Allison will come to the Library on Wednesday, March 9th, to read from her work and talk with Juan Felipe Herrera. And then we will officially award her the $10,000 fellowship, as we have for 19 …
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