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Posted by: Anne Holmes
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.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, National Book Festival
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This “Literary Treasures” post, written by intern Wes Matthews, examines an audio recording from the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature featuring Robert Hayden reading his poems at the Library of Congress on Oct. 5, 1976.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Literary Treasures, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
In commemoration of Juneteenth, Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair explores Ralph Ellison’s unfinished second novel, which was not published until after his 1994 death. The resulting novel, "Juneteenth," reflects Ellison’s deep thinking about the rifts in American society—the dissonance, melodies and harmonies, and the strife of racial prejudice and discrimination. Like Ellison’s novel, the idea of Juneteenth as a national holiday has been a long time coming.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The Library of Congress has launched a new public access online version of the Hannah Arendt Papers manuscript collection. To celebrate, Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair asked Arendt researcher Samantha Rose Hill a few questions about her exploration of and relationship with Arendt’s work.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts
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: Anne Holmes
On Thursday, June 10, at 7 p.m. ET, author Paul Hendrickson discusses how his new book (“Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright") was “made” through his use of the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Walt Whitman’s diaries and notebooks contain many passages about identity and connection—the identity, status, and worth of other people, and Whitman’s own. In his “No Doubt the Efflux” and other notebooks, Whitman engages in the personal politics of observation and attraction.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Walt Whitman
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Launched May 26 in honor of Walt Whitman’s May birthday, a new project of the Library’s By the People Whitman campaign focuses on the diaries and notebooks in the Manuscript Division’s Charles E. Feinberg collection of Walt Whitman Papers.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, News and Events, Walt Whitman
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This "Literary Treasures" post, written by intern Alejandro Pérez, examines an audio recording from the PALABRA Archive featuring poet Laurie Ann Guerrero reading from her work at the Library of Congress on May 4, 2015.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Literary Treasures