Top of page
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Love is in the air, friends. Whether you’re a Valentine’s Day enthusiast or cynic, we hope you’ll join us today in a poetry lovefest for our four Laureates born in February: Elizabeth Bishop was born on February 8, 1911, in Worcester, Massachusetts. She was the 8th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry from 1945-1950. She is …
Posted in: Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
It’s been a few months since we brought you news from the Galactic Poetry Cosmic Library, where Catalina Neon and her dog, Tortilla, have been waiting for instruction from second and third graders around the country. Since we know you’ve been on the edge of your seats just as we have, we’re especially excited to …
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following guest post is by Anastasia Nikolis, a graduate student intern in the Poetry and Literature Center and a PhD candidate in the English department at the University of Rochester. There’s a history of poems responding to particular events and specific dates—we call these occasional poems—but it is rare for a poem to include …
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Poets Laureate