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Literary Treasures: Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin Closes the 2011 Literary Season

Posted by: Matt Blakley

The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …

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Literary Treasures: 21st Poet Laureate Inaugural Reading: Juan Felipe Herrera

Posted by: Matt Blakley

The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …

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Literary Treasures: 2012 Witter Bynner Fellows Poetry Reading

Posted by: Matt Blakley

The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …

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Literary Treasures: Literary Birthday Celebration: Gwendolyn Brooks

Posted by: Matt Blakley

The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …

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Literary Treasures: Contemporary Poetry from China

Posted by: Matt Blakley

The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …

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Literary Treasures: Remembering Poet Claudia Emerson

Posted by: Matt Blakley

The following post is part of our From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of some …

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Literary Treasures: River of Words Award Ceremony 2012

Posted by: Matt Blakley

The following post is part of our new From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series champions the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and thoughts of …

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Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape Launches Online!

Posted by: Robert Casper

The following is a guest post by Catalina Gómez, reference librarian in the Library’s Hispanic Division. Earlier this year, the Library of Congress launched the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (ARPL), an online feature that contains highlights from a collection of close to 2,000 recordings. For the first time, the Library could offer these …

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Literary Treasures: Poetry and the Stars

Posted by: Matt Blakley

I’m excited to announce the launch of a new From the Catbird Seat series, “Literary Treasures.” The monthly series will champion the Library’s literary programming by highlighting audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the recently released Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The series, by showcasing the works and …