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Posted by: Robert Casper
Today, on the last day of National Poetry Month, we are thrilled to report that the Librarian of Congress has appointed Joy Harjo for a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate.
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Posted by: Robert Casper
On April 14th, as part of the Poetry Coalition’s nationwide programming initiative “I am deliberate / and afraid / of nothing: Poetry & Protest,” Mass Poetry presented a video of “In This Place (An American Lyric)” by former (and inaugural) National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman.
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Posted by: Robert Casper
I am excited to let you know about a feature we just launched today: “The Poetry of Home,” a weekly video series featuring four of our U.S. Poets Laureate sharing and reflecting on the subject of “home.”
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Posted by: Robert Casper
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser reminisces about the late singer-songwriter John Prine and their popular 2005 event at the Library of Congress.
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