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Archive: September 2019 (7 Posts)

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Edwidge Danticat: The Making of a Novelist

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. Edwidge Danticat, the Haitian-born novelist who has become one of America’s most honored authors, told a crowd at the Coolidge Auditorium this week that she first felt the magic of storytelling as a …

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Through a Glass Darkly: The Room by Artist Alice Leora Briggs in Homage to Poet Mark Strand

Posted by: Anne Holmes

The following guest post is by Katherine Blood, curator of fine prints in the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division. In our ongoing exploration of intersections between art and poetry in the Library’s graphic art collections, I’d like to share a fascinating, recent donation of somberly enthralling images by Texas artist Alice Leora Briggs (b. 1953). …

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Tonight: “Life of a Poet” with Carmen Giménez Smith

Posted by: Robert Casper

We at the Poetry and Literature Center are gearing up for next week’s Poet Laureate Opening event, which we commonly say launches the office’s literary calendar. This year, though, we’re excited to begin with our poetry program a bit earlier with the kickoff to the sixth season of our “Life of a Poet” series. This …

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Walt Whitman’s View of Railroads: To a Locomotive in Winter

Posted by: Peter Armenti

The following guest post is by Michael Sconzo, an intern from the University of Virginia in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. Using inspiration and access to the extensive collections of the Library Congress, Michael was asked to write posts on the theme of transportation for the Division’s Inside Adams blog. After reflection, he chose …

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Laureate at the Library: Sharing the History and Realities of Field Recordings of Native American Songs and Narratives

Posted by: Anne Holmes

The following guest post is by Judith Gray, coordinator of Reference Services in the Library’s American Folklife Center. This is the fifth and final post in a series documenting Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s summertime meetings with librarians and curators across the Library of Congress. The meetings grew out of Harjo’s interest in learning more about the Library’s services …