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Posted by: Robert Casper
Celebrating the making of "The Maritime Underground Railroad" program, which will air on the Library's YouTube channel on February 23 at 7 p.m. ET.
Posted in: African American History, News and Events
Posted by: Robert Casper
Two new billboards featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo in Duluth, Minnesota, have had a strong and positive impact on the community's BIPOC community, especially its youth. "It shows all of us that we can one day become a U.S. Poet Laureate or a nationally-known artist who people literally look up to."
Posted in: Guest Posts, Native American History, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Join us for two events featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo during Native American Heritage Month.
Posted in: Native American History, News and Events, Poets Laureate
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: Robert Casper
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, poet Cathy Park Hong (“Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning”) and novelist Wayétu Moore (“The Dragons, the Giant, the Women”) discuss how their memoirs give voice to history and speak to the present moment.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Robert Casper
Join us on March 29 and April 1 for must-see virtual programs featuring Colson Whitehead, recipient of the 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
Posted in: News and Events, Prize for American Fiction
Posted by: Robert Casper
We celebrate 2020 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry winners Terrance Hayes (for his 2018 poetry collection American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin) and Natasha Trethewey (for lifetime achievement), and invite you to watch their virtual event hosted by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Now the country can celebrate Gluck's achievement, and she joins Joseph Brodsky as the only other Nobel winner who held the U.S. poet laureate position.
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Today is the start of the 20th annual National Book Festival—and the first to be completely virtual. We hope you take the opportunity to check out the great crop of poets, fiction writers, and memoirists featured this year, in our on-demand programming, live Q&As, and on the PBS special Sunday night.
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate