Summer intern Liam Phillips talks about a recording by former Poet Laureate Joseph Brodsky and his appreciation for "the office's work on behalf of readers like me across the country."
Among the diverse and modern voices Whitman envisioned would follow him are three recent U.S. Poet Laureate Consultants to the Library of Congress: Joy Harjo, Tracy K. Smith, and Juan Felipe Herrera. They served in association with the Library from 2015 to 2022 and were all inspired in their own ways by Whitman.
This “Literary Treasures” post, written by intern Eliza Browning, examines an audio recording from the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature featuring Robert Hass reading his poems and translations at the Library of Congress on Oct. 12, 1995.
This “Literary Treasures” post, written by intern Paramita Vadhahong, examines an audio recording from the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature featuring Rita Dove reading her poems at the Library of Congress on May 4, 1995.
Joy Harjo is already halfway through her historic third term as U.S. poet laureate and, perhaps unsurprisingly, she is busier than ever. Here's just a sampling of what she's been up to.