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Posted by: Robert Casper
In our first-ever U.S. Poet Laureate guest post, Ada Limón writes of her recent trip to Mexico City to participate in an event with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Dr. Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, wife of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Posted in: Guest Posts, Hispanic American History, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Enjoy this interview with Meg Medina, a soon-to-be inaugurated National Ambassador for Young People's LIterature, 2023-2024.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Interviews, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, News and Events
Posted by: Robert Casper
Watch an exclusive video of Ada Limón in the Library's Poetry Room, talking about becoming Poet Laureate.
Posted in: Hispanic 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
The following interview with Juan Gabriel Vásquez was conducted in 2016 as part of the Poetry and Literature Center’s online Interview Series. The series featured emerging and established literary writers in dynamic and thought-provoking conversation. Though the series is no longer active, From the Catbird Seat is reprinting these interviews to bring them new light.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Interviews