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Posted by: Matt Blakley
The following cross-post was written by Erin Allen and originally appeared on the Library of Congress blog. Last month, the Library announced the 2016 winners of the Letters About Literature contest, a national reading and writing program that asks young people in grades 4 through 12 to write to an author (living or deceased) about how …
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Posted by: Matt Blakley
As a follow-up to the publication of “@ the Crossroads—A Sudden Poem”—written by our Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and originally published as part of the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day series on July 10th—Poetry and Literature Center Head Robert Casper conducted an interview over e-mail with the Poet Laureate. — The U.S. Poet Laureate is not required to write …
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Posted by: Matt Blakley
A quick post to enclose the below, which was written by our Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and originally published as part of the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day series yesterday, July 10th. @ the Crossroads—A Sudden American Poem Juan Felipe Herrera, 1948 . RIP Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Dallas police officers Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, …
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Posted by: Matt Blakley
I’m excited to announce the launch of a new From the Catbird Seat series, “From the Archive.” The monthly series will champion the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works …
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Posted by: Matt Blakley
Hello again! A happy note to let you know that we were able to get the webcast for our 2014 LGBT literary program up, which I referenced earlier this month as part of From the Catbird’s Seat’s “Literary Treasures” series. You can view it by either finding it below or visiting the Library’s webcast webpage. …
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Posted by: Matt Blakley
The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …
Posted in: Literary Treasures
Posted by: Matt Blakley
A quick but worthy post to remember last week’s wonderful native literature celebrations and simultaneously highlight “Spotlight on Native Writers” participant Stephen Graham Jones’s wonderful reflection on the value of books, libraries, and lifelong learning. Jones’s reflective guest blog post, in which he discusses his medley of jobs and what each have meant to him, …
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Posted by: Matt Blakley
The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …
Posted in: Literary Treasures, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Matt Blakley
Join the Poetry and Literature Center and the PEN/Faulkner Foundation this afternoon as we celebrate native literature with a “Spotlight on Native Writers” reading/panel. Please see below for the event listing and the press release by clicking here. Tuesday, May 10, 4:00 PM SPOTLIGHT ON NATIVE WRITERS Writers Eric Gansworth, Linda LeGarde Grover, and Stephen …
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