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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Join us for a conversation with former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins about his signature laureate project, Poetry 180, which brings poetry to schools for each of the 180 days of the school year.
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
David Sutton, producer of the Poetvision video series (1988-1990), discusses Stanley Kunitz's poem "The Portrait" and Kunitz's involvement in Poetvision programming.
Posted in: Guest Posts, Literary Treasures, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Join us for an engaging and generative teacher-focused conversation on “Living Nations, Living Words,” U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s signature project. Leading the discussion will be specialists from the Library of Congress and members of the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Council for the Social Studies.
Posted in: Collections, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Join us for a stimulating conversation with former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove and educator Melissa Alter Smith. Dove will discuss her own approach to writing, share and discuss specific poems, and allow ample time for Q&A.
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, congratulates Amanda Gorman on her sensational poetry reading at the presidential inauguration and remembers a 2017 reading Gorman gave at the Library.
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Posted by: Robert Casper
We celebrate 2020 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry winners Terrance Hayes (for his 2018 poetry collection American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin) and Natasha Trethewey (for lifetime achievement), and invite you to watch their virtual event hosted by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
It's a celebratory day for Joy Harjo: the Librarian of Congress has just appointed our poet laureate to serve a third term in the position. The announcement also marks the launch of Joy's signature project, "Living Nations, Living Words."
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Now the country can celebrate Gluck's achievement, and she joins Joseph Brodsky as the only other Nobel winner who held the U.S. poet laureate position.
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Intern Maura Byrne has been creating new Poet Laureate resource guides—many of which are now live for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Poets Laureate