This "Teacher's Corner" post by Rebecca Newland explores ideas for using National Book Festival videos in the classroom as a way to introduce students to contemporary poets and authors.
The following interview with Juan Gabriel Vásquez was conducted in 2016 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 Though the series is no longer active, From the Catbird Seat is reprinting these interviews to bring them new light.
On the heels of the National Book Festival program "Art, Literature and Poetry: Creative Collaborations at the Library of Congress," Katherine Blood of the Library's Prints and Photographs Division shares more artist prints that blend art and poetry in a variety of compelling ways.
The following interview with Paisley Rekdal was conducted in 2013 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 Though the series is no longer active, From the Catbird Seat is reprinting these interviews to bring them new light.
The Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader have announced that Jason Reynolds' term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature will be extended to include a third year, for the first time in the history of the program.
As schools around the country ring in a new academic year, we’re excited to announce that former Poet Laureate Billy Collins has added five new poems to Poetry 180!
2021 Junior Fellow Mary Murdock reflects on her work this summer to help develop and launch a new National Book Festival initiative — "The Festival Near You."