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Posted by: Robert Casper
Celebrating over 50 additions to our historic Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature and new videos of Native poets as part of Joy Harjo's Poet Laureate Closing events, to close out 2022!
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums recently presented one of its Guardians of Culture and Lifeways International Awards to the Library of Congress and Harjo for “Living Nations, Living Words,” her signature project as the nation’s first Native American poet laureate.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Native American History, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
As part of National Hispanic Heritage Month tradition, the annual digital release of 50 new streaming audio recordings in the PALABRA Archive — the Library’s treasure trove of recordings of 20th and 21st century Luso-Hispanic poets and writers reading from their works.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, From the Archive, Guest Posts, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Today is a big day in the literary world, with the announcement of the Pulitzer Prizes. And this year’s winners in poetry and fiction have strong connections to the Library of Congress—and to our poet laureate’s efforts to champion the voices of Native Americans.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, News and Events, Prize for American Fiction
Posted by: Robert Casper
Today, on the last day of National Poetry Month, we are thrilled to report that the Librarian of Congress has appointed Joy Harjo for a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate.
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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: Robert Casper
As the staff of the Poetry and Literature Center has moved to working remotely, and a number of our spring events have been canceled, we’ve talked about how we might promote poetry virtually. Today, we'd like to highlight "Dear Poet," a popular online feature by the Academy of American Poets that fosters an active engagement with both poems and the poets who write them—including a number of Poets Laureate.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate, State Poets
Posted by: Robert Casper
This summer the Poetry and Literature Center has been busy with our poet laureate-to-be, Joy Harjo. In preparation for the Librarian of Congress’s June 19th official appointment announcement, Joy came to the LOC for the usual “laureate orientation”—a one-day visit aimed to give the new laureate a sense of the position and its relationship to …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a guest post by Catalina Gómez, reference librarian in the Library’s Hispanic Division. Earlier this year, the Library of Congress launched the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (ARPL), an online feature that contains highlights from a collection of close to 2,000 recordings. For the first time, the Library could offer these …
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