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Posted by: Anne Holmes
On Friday, May 1, at 3 PM ET, the Library of Congress Learning and Innovation Office and By the People crowdsourcing team will partner with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) to host a Walt Whitman and crowdsourcing themed webinar.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, News and Events, Walt Whitman
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The Library has just added a 1961 recording of Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poems, including "We Real Cool," as part of its annual release of 50 newly streaming recordings to the online Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. This recording came 24 years before Brooks was appointed Consultant in Poetry and read the poem—which had since become iconic—during her inaugural event.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
21st U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera reads and discusses his poem "Five Directions to My House" in the third installment of our weekly collaborative video series with The Washington Post, “The Poetry of Home.”
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
As many people shelter in place during this pandemic, and face fears and personal losses, it is a good time to think about the transcendence and respite that poetry can offer. Library of Congress Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair explores how former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey's work does just that.
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Robert Pinsky, our ninth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, is the second featured poet in our weekly collaborative video series with The Washington Post, “The Poetry of Home.”
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Listen to 50 newly streaming additions to the online Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature, including recordings of Marianne Moore, Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn Brooks, Maurice Sendak, a Robert Frost centenary celebration, and many more!
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Celebrate National Poetry Month and the Library of Congress National Book Festival by watching 16th U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan read and discuss her poems on the Poetry & Prose stage at the 2008 Festival.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Happy National Poetry Month! Learn more about newly launched poetry resources, check out our existing digital programs, and stay tuned for more announcements about virtual content coming your way this month.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate