Poetry & Literature Launches a New Website
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Learn more about the new Poetry & Literature site, and dive in!
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Learn more about the new Poetry & Literature site, and dive in!
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Poetry & Prose. The name is appropriately alliterative for this long-running stage at the Library of Congress National Book Festival that features some of our most literary writers.
Posted in: News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
Former Teacher in Residence Rebecca Newland explores ways to adapt some of her previous ideas for introducing poetry into the classroom for a virtual learning environment.
Posted in: Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This interview with poet Aracelis Girmay was conducted in 2012 by (then-intern, now National Book Award winning writer) Elizabeth Acevedo as part of the Poetry and Literature Center’s online Interview Series. The series featured emerging and established literary writers in dynamic and thought-provoking conversation. Though the series is no longer active, From the Catbird Seat is reprinting these interviews to bring them new light.
Posted in: Interviews
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Megan Jenkins, a 2019-2020 academic year intern at the Poetry and Literature Center, reflects on her time at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
This "Teacher's Corner" blog post by former Library of Congress Teacher in Residence Rebecca Newland explores ideas for engaging students with poetry at the end of the school year.
Posted in: Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Kaleena Black, educational resources specialist in the Library’s Learning and Innovation Office, offers teachers and students suggestions for identifying and exploring sources of inspiration and creativity by watching Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's inaugural event.
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Posted by: Peter Armenti
Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress, explores ways to introduce audio recordings of poetry to students, especially as a form of remote learning.
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Robert Casper
Natasha Trethewey, U.S. Poet Laureate from 2012-2014, concludes the series with a video featuring her poem “Housekeeping.”
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