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Posted by: Carla D. Hayden
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.
Posted in: Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate, Writers
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
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