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Posted by: Robert Casper
This summer the Poetry and Literature Center has been busy with our poet laureate-to-be, Joy Harjo. In preparation for the Librarian of Congress’s June 19th official appointment announcement, Joy came to the LOC for the usual “laureate orientation”—a one-day visit aimed to give the new laureate a sense of the position and its relationship to …
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following essay was written by Donald Hall, the 14th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, as part of the Poetry and Literature Center’s online “Poetry of American History” series that ran from 2012-2014. The series included essays and interviews by leaders in the literary field, including former Poets Laureate Consultants in Poetry, that illustrated how poems …
Posted in: Guest Posts, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Missing your regular dose of literary programming this summer? While you’re anxiously awaiting the announcement of our 2019-2020 event season (coming soon!), you can catch up on or re-watch previous events anytime—they’re archived and available as webcasts on the Library’s site. Watch our spring 2019 events, now available as streaming video: On January 30, poet …
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate, State Poets
Posted by: Robert Casper
Since June 19th, the Library of Congress has been focused on promoting our next Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo. Anne’s post at the end of last week showed the great wealth of publicity our new laureate has garnered, and we couldn’t be more excited about it. For this post I want to highlight new online content …
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate, State Poets
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Since Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden’s announcement last week, 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Joy Harjo has been juggling a pretty full media schedule: In the past nine days, numerous articles and interviews have appeared online, in print, on TV and radio airwaves featuring Joy and her historic appointment as the first Native American laureate. …
Posted in: Digital Resources, Interviews, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Today is one of the biggest days of the year for the Poetry and Literature Center—it’s the day of the Poet Laureate announcement. I want to say how honored and excited we at the Center—and throughout the Library of Congress—are that Joy Harjo will be our 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Today’s announcement has been …
Posted in: Interviews, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The following post is by Neely Tucker, a writer-editor in the Library’s Office of Communications. It originally appeared on the Library of Congress blog. Tracy K. Smith concluded her remarkable term as U.S. Poet Laureate with a speech and on-stage conversation at the Library of Congress Monday night, capping two years of travel, podcasts and community conversations across the …
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This coming Monday, April 15, 22nd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Tracy K. Smith will conclude her laureateship with an event at the Library of Congress titled “American Celebration.” Joining her onstage in a conversation about …
Posted in: Interviews, News and Events, Poets Laureate, State Poets
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This coming Monday, April 15, 22nd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Tracy K. Smith will conclude her laureateship with an event at the Library of Congress titled “American Celebration.” Joining her onstage in a conversation about …
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate, State Poets