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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: Peter Armenti
A recording of the April 2 "Online Office Hours" webinar on poetry resources for K-12 educators is now available online. Learn more about other other "Online Office Hours" programs in this post.
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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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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.
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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.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
For Women's History Month, Library of Congress Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair discusses the life and work of Grace Paley—short story and nonfiction writer, poet, and political activist.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
For Women's History Month, Library of Congress Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair discusses the life and work of Kay Boyle—poet, novelist, short story and nonfiction writer, and political activist.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts