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Remembering Toni Morrison

Posted by: Anne Holmes

The following guest post was written by Guy Lamolinara of the Library’s Center for the Book. It was originally published on the Library of Congress Blog. The loss of the incomparable writer Toni Morrison leaves a gaping hole in the literary landscape. Fortunately for us, before she died on Monday, she filled the world with …

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Poet Jennifer Chang at the 2019 Asian American Literature Festival

Posted by: Anne Holmes

This Saturday, August 3rd, the Library of Congress will host the second day of the 2019 Asian American Literature Festival. In anticipation of the Library’s full day of festival programming, Phoebe Coleman of the Library of Congress’s Asian American Association asked poet Jennifer Chang a few questions. Chang will deliver a short talk and participate in …

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Poet Arthur Sze at the 2019 Asian American Literature Festival

Posted by: Anne Holmes

This Saturday, August 3rd, the Library of Congress will host the second day of the 2019 Asian American Literature Festival. In anticipation of the Library’s full day of festival programming, Phoebe Coleman of the Library of Congress’s Asian American Association asked poet Arthur Sze—who will deliver an “intimate lecture” on Saturday at 2 PM—a few questions. …

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Summertime is Laureate Time at the Library!

Posted by: Robert Casper

This summer the Poetry and Literature Center has been busy with our poet laureate-to-be, Joy Harjo. In preparation for the Librarian of Congress’s June 19th official appointment announcement, Joy came to the LOC for the usual “laureate orientation”—a one-day visit aimed to give the new laureate a sense of the position and its relationship to …

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Donald Hall’s “The Poetry Crowd”

Posted by: Anne Holmes

The following essay was written by Donald Hall, the 14th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, as part of the Poetry and Literature Center’s online “Poetry of American History” series that ran from 2012-2014. The series included essays and interviews by leaders in the literary field, including former Poets Laureate Consultants in Poetry, that illustrated how poems …

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Literary Treasures: Joseph Brodsky Reads His Poetry at the Library of Congress, 1992

Posted by: Anne Holmes

The following is a guest post by Joyce Hida, a summer intern in the Poetry and Literature Center. It 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 …

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In Case You Missed It: Spring 2019 Event Webcasts

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Missing your regular dose of literary programming this summer? While you’re anxiously awaiting the announcement of our 2019-2020 event season (coming soon!), you can catch up on or re-watch previous events anytime—they’re archived and available as webcasts on the Library’s site. Watch our spring 2019 events, now available as streaming video: On January 30, poet …

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Laureate Power!

Posted by: Robert Casper

Since June 19th, the Library of Congress has been focused on promoting our next Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo. Anne’s post at the end of last week showed the great wealth of publicity our new laureate has garnered, and we couldn’t be more excited about it. For this post I want to highlight new online content …

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Meet Poet Laureate Joy Harjo: Press Roundup

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Since Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden’s announcement last week, 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Joy Harjo has been juggling a pretty full media schedule: In the past nine days, numerous articles and interviews have appeared online, in print, on TV and radio airwaves featuring Joy and her historic appointment as the first Native American laureate. …