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Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following is a guest post by Ann Brener, Hebraic Specialist in the African and Middle Eastern Division. It originally appeared on the 4 Corners of the World blog. The spectacular news of the Venus flyby conducted by the Parker Solar Probe made headlines around the world last autumn, dazzling us all with its close-ups …
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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 …
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Poets Laureate
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 …
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Walt Whitman
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 …
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This coming Monday, April 15, 22nd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Tracy K. Smith will conclude her laureateship with an event at the Library of Congress titled “American Celebration.” Joining her onstage in a conversation about …
Posted in: Interviews, News and Events, Poets Laureate, State Poets
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This coming Monday, April 15, 22nd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Tracy K. Smith will conclude her laureateship with an event at the Library of Congress titled “American Celebration.” Joining her onstage in a conversation about …
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate, State Poets
Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following guest post is by Barbara Bair, historian in the Library’s Manuscript Division. This is the first 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 birth with events and exhibits in May and June (to be announced). …
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Walt Whitman
Posted by: Anne Holmes
With National Poetry Month in full swing, we hope you’ll join us in D.C. and around the country to toast the power of poetry during this “cruellest month.” Tonight, April 4, at 6:30 p.m., we kick off our Poetry Month events here at the Library of Congress with the National Youth Poet Laureate Commencement, where …
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate, State Poets
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 …
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate