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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a guest post by Benjamin Samuel, program manager of the National Book Foundation—presenting partners at tomorrow’s “5 Under 35” panel and reading at the Library’s Montpelier Room. At the National Book Foundation, we often say our 5 Under 35 Honorees are young emerging writers who are poised to make a lasting impression …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a guest blog by Juan Felipe Herrera, the 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. Sometimes all we have is the little song in our heart—the one responsible for lighting the way in times of trouble. The size of the trouble does not matter because the size of …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
Today marks a milestone for the Poetry and Literature Center: we posted the first segment of the epic poem “La Familia” on our website! This poem is part of Juan Felipe Herrera’s Poet Laureate project, “La Casa de Colores”—this is how he describes it: La Familia (The Family) is an opportunity for you to contribute …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
The first month of the fall season is about over, and Juan Felipe Herrera has one month behind him as the Poet Laureate. In addition to his National Book Festival event and his opening reading, and the launch of his online project “La Casa de Colores” for the Library of Congress, he has found the …
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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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Posted by: Robert Casper
The following is a cross-post from the Library of Congress Blog, written by Senior Public Affairs Specialist Jennifer Gavin. E. L. Doctorow, a giant of American letters who uplifted the genre of the historical novel, died yesterday at the age of 84. The author of Ragtime, World’s Fair, Billy Bathgate, The March, Welcome to Hard …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
With Wednesday’s announcement of Juan Felipe Herrera as the Library’s 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, hundreds of articles and spotlights appeared–more than any one person could go through! Of course, the best place to start finding out about Juan Felipe is on the Library’s website–here’s his LC Web Guide, courtesy of fellow “Catbird” blogger …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
Every year or two, I have a day like this: when the new Poet Laureate is announced. There’s a lot of build-up–from the many months that go into the selection process, and the weeks of publicity-related work after the Librarian of Congress has made his decision. We even do a “Laureate Orientation,” with the Laureate-to-be, …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
Tonight is one of the biggest nights of the year for us. Back in September, a standing-room-only crowd filled the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium to mark the beginning of Charles Wright’s term as the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry; tonight we will gather in the same room to mark the end of Wright’s term. He …
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