Category: U.S. Poet Laureate

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Gets a Third Term; Launches “Living Nations, Living Words”

November 19, 2020

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as the U.S. Poet Laureate, will serve a third term in the office, the Librarian of Congress announced today.

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Geography and Maps Division, New Online, U.S. Poet Laureate, Writers

The 2020 National Book Festival: Fearless Women

September 14, 2020

Posted by: Neely Tucker

The 2020 National Book Festival will feature three major threads -- "Fearless Women, "Hearing Black Voices" and "Democracy in the 21st Century" -- that will anchor the Library's 20th festival and its first virtual one. This post focuses on "Fearless Women."

Posted in: National Book Festival, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate, Women's History, Writers