The following is a guest post by Catalina Gómez, a reference librarian in the Library’s Hispanic Division. It is part of our monthly series, “Literary Treasures,” which highlights audio and video recordings drawn from the Library’s extensive online collections, including the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. By showcasing the works and thoughts of some …
The following is a guest post by the inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. This is the fourth in a series of monthly blog posts that Amanda will be writing during her laureateship this year. As we enter the first few weeks of 2018, new beginnings, ideas, and conversations are on the brain. I definitely …
The following is a guest post by Phebe Miner, a 2017-18 intern in the Poetry and Literature Center. When students from Brookland Middle School in northeast D.C. were invited to participate in a Q&A with the newly inaugurated National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, the first question elicited laughter from the rest of the audience. Sixth-grader …