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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Love letters dot the Library of Congress's collections—centuries of devotion, passion, longing, regret and heartbreak put down on paper.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Poet Maya Angelou’s debut memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, is her most famous work, yet its title is not original to Angelou: She borrowed it from a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar that he composed, at least in part, in response to his employment at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Interviews, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Intern Brooke Biastock reflects on her January internship in the Library's Poetry and Literature Center.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Anne Holmes
After a brief winter's sleep, we're back and thrilled to announce our upcoming winter and spring literary season!
Posted in: Collections, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This “Literary Treasures” post examines an audio recording from the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature featuring Dudley Randall reading his poems at the Library of Congress on October 23, 1975.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Literary Treasures
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Young adult and middle grade author Jason Reynolds has been announced as the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2020-2021! On January 16, the Library will host an inaugural event for the new ambassador. Tune in at 10:30 AM EST live on the Library’s YouTube site (with captions) or Facebook page.
Posted in: Guest Posts, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, News and Events
Posted by: Peter Armenti
Former Teacher in Residence Rebecca Newland offers creative ideas for how teachers and other educators can introduce poetry into their classrooms and libraries.
Posted in: Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Robert Casper
Hello everyone, and hope you had lovely holidays. We’re back in the office and gearing up for the year to come, but as we do I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on this past year.
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate