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Posted by: Robert Casper
Today is the start of the 20th annual National Book Festival—and the first to be completely virtual. We hope you take the opportunity to check out the great crop of poets, fiction writers, and memoirists featured this year, in our on-demand programming, live Q&As, and on the PBS special Sunday night.
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Poetry & Prose. The name is appropriately alliterative for this long-running stage at the Library of Congress National Book Festival that features some of our most literary writers.
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
Former Teacher in Residence Rebecca Newland explores ways to adapt some of her previous ideas for introducing poetry into the classroom for a virtual learning environment.
Posted in: Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writes about the Library's upcoming 20th annual National Book Festival (all virtual!) in his September newsletter.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The “Yu zhi bi shu shan zhuang shi” 御製避暑山莊詩 [Imperial Poems on the Summer Resort] is a compilation of Chinese poems by the Qing Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) with illustrations of 36 scenic spots of the hills and rivers at the Chengde Mountain Resort.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This interview with poet Aracelis Girmay was conducted in 2012 by (then-intern, now National Book Award winning writer) Elizabeth Acevedo as part of the Poetry and Literature Center’s online Interview Series. The series featured emerging and established literary writers in dynamic and thought-provoking conversation. Though the series is no longer active, From the Catbird Seat is reprinting these interviews to bring them new light.
Posted in: Interviews
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This summer, Junior Fellow Mal Haselberger researched, developed, and published online research guides for all emeritus National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature. In the process of creating the guides, she learned firsthand the importance of making details about the ambassadors’ work and outreach programs more accessible to the public.
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writes about the problems of posing for photographs in his August newsletter.
Posted in: Guest Posts, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Anne Holmes
August 2 would have been the 96th birthday of James Baldwin, a literary icon widely known for his compelling, powerful writing, social advocacy, and civil rights activism. With the ongoing conversations about race and racism in the United States, Baldwin’s words have been echoed and analyzed and remain relevant for adults and teens alike.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts