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Archive: April 2019 (12 Posts)

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Reading Poems about Writing

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. It may be the end of National Poetry Month, but it is not too late to bring some poetry into your high school classroom or …

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A Big Moment for Our Nation’s Poets Laureate

Posted by: Robert Casper

This week there was some exciting national Poet Laureate news that we’re eager to share: The Academy of American Poets announced the awarding of its Laureate Fellows. According to the Academy’s website, fellows were selected “in recognition of their literary excellence and to help support their civic projects. Each has served as a Poet Laureate …

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The Evolution of Walt Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain!”

Posted by: Anne Holmes

The following post was written by Cheryl Lederle, Barbara Bair, and Victoria Van Hyning of the Library of Congress. It originally appeared on the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog. The Library of Congress will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Whitman’s birthday in spring 2019 with a series of exhibits, public programs, and a digital crowdsourcing …

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Tracy K. Smith Bids Farewell as U.S. Poet Laureate

Posted by: Anne Holmes

The following post is by Neely Tucker, a writer-editor in the Library’s Office of Communications. It originally appeared on the Library of Congress blog. Tracy K. Smith concluded her remarkable term as U.S. Poet Laureate with a speech and on-stage conversation at the Library of Congress Monday night, capping two years of travel, podcasts and community conversations across the …

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My Sprig of Lilac

Posted by: Anne Holmes

The following guest post is by Barbara Bair, historian in the Library’s Manuscript Division. This is the second in a series of blog posts exploring the life and work of Walt Whitman. The Library of Congress will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Whitman’s birthday in spring 2019 with a series of exhibits, public programs, and a …

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Exploring Poetry through Moving Image and Recorded Sound

Posted by: Peter Armenti

The following is a guest post by Karen Fishman, Research Center Supervisor for the Recorded Sound Research Center and the Motion Picture and Television Research Center at the Library of Congress. It originally appeared on Now See Hear! The National Audio-Visual Conservation Center Blog. In addition to celebrating jazz music, April is also designated National …