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Posted by: Anne Holmes
The Hispanic Reading Room of the Library of Congress launches The PALABRA Indigenous Voices Project, a new initiative to increase the presence of Indigenous poetry and literature in the historic PALABRA Archive.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Listen to 50 newly streaming additions to the online Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature, including recordings of Robert Hayden, Carolyn Kizer, Michael McClure, May Miller, José Emilio Pacheco, and many more!
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
On Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m. ET, prominent historians of war Margaret MacMillan (“War: How Conflict Shaped Us”) and Rick Atkinson (“The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777”) will be in conversation with philanthropist David M. Rubenstein as part of the National Book Festival Presents series.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Join us for an engaging and generative teacher-focused conversation on “Living Nations, Living Words,” U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s signature project. Leading the discussion will be specialists from the Library of Congress and members of the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Council for the Social Studies.
Posted in: Collections, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
On Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. ET, David Michaelis discusses his new biography of Eleanor Roosevelt ("Eleanor") with Colleen Shogan, senior vice president and director of the David M. Rubenstein Center at the White House Historical Association, and Library of Congress Manuscript Division staff. This is the first event in a new series called Made at the Library, which focuses on books that have been substantially written using the Library of Congress’ extraordinary collections.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
In honor of Women's History Month, Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair explores the life and work of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair explores the life and work of Maya Angelou, including the poet's recitation of "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts
Posted by: Anne Holmes
In honor of African American History Month, Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair explores the family life of iconic writer Ralph Ellison.
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Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following guest post was written by Barbara Bair, curator of Literature, Culture, and the Arts, in the Library’s Manuscript Division. It explores the professional relationship of feminist authors and their editors, including Margaret Atwood and her editor Nan A. Talese. On December 17, from 7-8 pm EST, Atwood and Talese will be participating in …
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