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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 …

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April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate with 50 Newly Digitized Recordings

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Happy National Poetry Month to you and yours! Here at the Library of Congress, we’re kicking off our celebration with the addition of 50 newly digitized recordings to the online Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. This collection, which dates back to 1943, contains nearly 2,000 audio recordings of poets and writers participating in literary …