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Posted by: Anne Holmes
We’ve had a wild, whimsical ride this past year with Catalina Neon and her bandana-clad dog, Tortilla. From gooey plants to laser beams to secret tunnels to carrot astronauts in the Galactic Poetry Cosmic Library, Catalina and Tortilla have been through it all—with a love for poetry guiding them along. Today, Poet Laureate Juan Felipe …
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following post was written by Rob Casper, head of the Poetry and Literature Center. Though our spring season is officially over, much is still going on at the Poetry and Literature Center. We are looking forward to announcing the next Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in a couple of weeks—to that end, last week …
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Two weeks have passed since Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera‘s whirlwind day-long celebration, “Speak the People/the Spark/el Poema,” marking the end of his second term. I don’t know about you, but my head is still swirling and swimming from the festivities, and I keep catching myself humming tunes like “Ms. United States” and “Pillow People” …
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following is a guest post by Anastasia Nikolis, a graduate student intern in the Poetry and Literature Center and a PhD candidate in the English department at the University of Rochester. Somehow it is the last week of April, which means it is the last week of National Poetry Month, and the end of …
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Posted by: Robert Casper
National Poetry Month is a big deal here at the Poetry and Literature Center. While we always feature poetry programs in April (including our Bobbitt Prize reading and Poet Laureate Final Event, this week and next respectively), this year I’m happy to report we also have new online content. We’ve added to our wonderful “Poetry …
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following is a guest post by Anastasia Nikolis, a graduate student intern in the Poetry and Literature Center and a PhD candidate in the English department at the University of Rochester. This week’s National Poetry Month post features the two 2016 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry winners: Claudia Rankine for her 2014 …
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following guest post was written by Sasha Dowdy, program specialist in the Young Readers Center. The Library of Congress Young Readers Center is excited to kick off its celebration of poetry during National Poetry Month. Every day in April is marked with a Poem of the Day, displayed on the door in a colorful …
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following guest post was written by Marie Arana, literary director of the National Book Festival and coordinator of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Have you ever wondered what famous authors say about each other when they get together to gossip? Well, you’re about to get that opportunity on Monday, April 3 …
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Have you been following Catalina Neon and her bandana-clad dog, Tortilla, on their quest for answers in the Galactic Poetry Cosmic Library? Now’s your chance to catch up and contribute to the next chapter! If you’re a school or community librarian, teacher, or after-school program director, there are five days left to read Chapter Three …
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