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Posted by: Robert Casper
Big hoorays for our laureate—“The Slowdown” podcast officially starts today! Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media released a teaser episode with the October announcement of the series, but just minutes ago they released the first weekday episode (featuring Aja Monet’s poem “564 Park Avenue”). If you haven’t already, please do subscribe to the podcast. And …
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. Some of my favorite poems are those I shared with students year after year. These are poems I know as friends through making a personal …
Posted in: Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following post is part of our monthly series, “Literary Treasures,” which highlights audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. By showcasing the works and thoughts of some of the greatest poets and writers from the past 75 years, the series advances the …
Posted in: Digital Resources, Literary Treasures
Posted by: Peter Armenti
As the poetry specialist in the Library’s Researcher and Reference Services Division, I receive my fair share of questions about U.S. poets laureate. Most often, people ask about the history of the laureateship, or about the activities of a particular laureate during his or her term. Very rarely, though, do I receive questions about specific …
Posted in: Ask a Librarian, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Here’s some good news for your Thursday: We’ve added two new recordings to our online “Poetry of America” series. Join Juan Felipe Herrera as he reads and discusses Denise Levertov’s poem “Making Peace,” and Patricia Spears Jones as she reads and discusses Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “my dreams, my works, must wait till after hell.” The …
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Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following is a guest post by Megan Metcalf, a reference librarian in the Library’s Researcher and Reference Services Division. In 2018 Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein turns 200, and readers everywhere, including here at the Library of Congress, are celebrating. While Frankenstein has enjoyed enduring popularity, what many don’t know is that this work from 1818 …
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts
Posted by: Robert Casper
These days, so much is going on with our Poet Laureate that it’s difficult for our office to keep up! I’m off to Maine in just a few days for the third trip in Tracy’s “American Conversations” fall tour. Our first such trip to Alaska is featured online; pictures, interviews, and other content from our …
Posted in: Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. As a former English teacher and current librarian, I am invested in my students accessing a variety of reading materials. I have found that students, …
Posted in: Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following guest post is by poet and critic Matthew Zapruder, co-founder of the Bagley Wright Lecture Series. Matthew Zapruder will join poet-critics Maureen McLane and Srikanth Reddy for a discussion on the role of criticism in contemporary American poetry next Tuesday, October 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the …
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