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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a guest post by William Thompson, administrative specialist for the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. My name is Brock Thompson, and this fall I’ve started working as the program coordinator for the Poetry and Literature Center. A native of Toad Suck, Arkansas, and an historian by trade, I am so delighted …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a guest post by Katherine L. Blood, Curator of Fine Prints in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. When Rob Casper invited me to share a favorite example of art intersecting with poetry in the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division, I was delighted to feature Lesley Dill’s exquisite Poem Dress …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
As I discussed in my last blog, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Natasha Trethewey began her residency by creating “Office Hours”—times when the public can visit her. The office has been busy scheduling the many requests she has already received, from poetry lovers of all ages. We have nailed down a schedule, and though many …
Posted in: Collections, Poets Laureate