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Posted by: Peter Armenti
In celebration of Black History Month, this post highlights some of the many contributions of Black poets and writers, including former U.S. Poets Laureate, to the Library's 100+ year history of literary programs and initiatives.
Posted in: African American History, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
In our first-ever U.S. Poet Laureate guest post, Ada Limón writes of her recent trip to Mexico City to participate in an event with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Dr. Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, wife of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Posted in: Guest Posts, Hispanic American History, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Celebrating over 50 additions to our historic Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature and new videos of Native poets as part of Joy Harjo's Poet Laureate Closing events, to close out 2022!
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
On Tuesday we announced this year's winners of the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry: Rita Dove for Lifetime Achievement and Heid E. Erdrich for her book "Little Big Bully."
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums recently presented one of its Guardians of Culture and Lifeways International Awards to the Library of Congress and Harjo for “Living Nations, Living Words,” her signature project as the nation’s first Native American poet laureate.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Native American History, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
In response to news of the attack on Paul Pelosi--husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi--the Librarian of Congress tweeted a line from Ada Limón's poem "We Are Surprised."
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
As part of National Hispanic Heritage Month tradition, the annual digital release of 50 new streaming audio recordings in the PALABRA Archive — the Library’s treasure trove of recordings of 20th and 21st century Luso-Hispanic poets and writers reading from their works.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, From the Archive, Guest Posts, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
For those of you who can't make it, tonight's Poet Laureate Opening Reading will be livestreamed on the Library's YouTube page,
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
There are still tickets left for our two upcoming events at the Library, with acclaimed author Ian McEwan (Sept. 22nd) and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón (Sept. 29th).
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate, Uncategorized