The following is a guest post by Katherine Blood, Curator of Fine Prints, Prints & Photographs Division. Encounters between poetry and visual art comprise a rich vein of creativity in the collections of the Library of Congress—home to the Poetry and Literature Center and world class collections of artists’ prints and books, as well as …
The following is a guest post by the inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. This is the fifth in a series of monthly blog posts that Amanda will be writing during her laureateship this year. Happy February! February happens to be one of my favorite months because, while I celebrate black history every day all …
The following is a guest post and poem by Ted Kooser, the 13th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, who will serve as this year’s Valentine’s Day Poet Laureate on our blog. I’ve always thought of Valentine’s Day as the Poets’ Holiday, because it’s our one special day celebrating the unembarrassed communication of …