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Posted by: Anne Holmes
As National Poetry Month celebrations carry on, we have another treat to share: We’ve just launched 10 newly digitized audio recordings to the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature online collection!
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Literary Treasures, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Happy National Poetry Month! Explore the Library's rich resources and stay tuned for more poetry-related news throughout the month.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Literary Treasures, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Tips for exploring the Library's large collection of poetry broadsides and how to incorporate them into classroom activities with students.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This “Literary Treasures” post, written by intern Eliza Browning, examines an audio recording from the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature featuring Robert Hass reading his poems and translations at the Library of Congress on Oct. 12, 1995.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Literary Treasures, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
In honor of Women's History Month, Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair explores the life and work of poet, playwright, librettist, and activist Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Women's History
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Poet Craig Santos Perez reflects on the event he organized for the Hawai‘i Book and Music Festival in October, which featured four Pacific Islander poets from Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's signature project, "Living Nations, Living Words."
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Native American History, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Poet Jennifer Elise Foerster reflects on the reading and conversation course she led this fall, which explored the poetry of many of today’s Native Nations poets through Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s signature project, “Living Nations, Living Words.”
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Native American History, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This year’s batch of recordings includes a wonderful array of literary figures from all over Latin America, the U.S., the Iberian Peninsula, and the Caribbean, including award-winning Mexican author Elena Poniatowska; esteemed Cuban-American author, poet, and anthropologist Ruth Behar; and renowned Portuguese author Dulce María Cardoso.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Hispanic American History
Posted by: Anne Holmes
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair explores the life and work of poet and writer Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, known as the first major Native American woman writer in English.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Native American History, Poets Laureate