Poetry and Literature
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|| Poet Laureate ||
Natasha Trethewey takes up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season with a reading of her work on Thursday, September 13 in the Coolidge Auditorium.
Photograph ©Nancy Crampton
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|| 2012 Witter Bynner Fellows ||
Poet Laureate Philip Levine has chosen poets L.S. Asekoff and Sheila Black for the 2012 Witter Bynner Fellowships.
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|| Poet Laureate Programs ||
Favorite
Poem Project Americans
read and discuss their favorite poems by former
Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky.
American
Life in Poetry
A column on contemporary American poetry by former Poet Laureate
Ted Kooser.
Poetry 180
A poem a day for American high schools by former Poet Laureate Billy Collins.
Poetry for the Mind's Joy
Poet Laureate Kay Ryan's 2010 program with community colleges.
|| Upcoming Events ||
Tuesday, October 23 at 7:00 PM (New York City, NY)
WITTER BYNNER STATE READING.
L. S. Asekoff, co-recipient of the Library of Congress’s 15th annual Witter Bynner Poetry Fellowship, reads in his home state. A moderated conversation with 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Philip Levine (who selected Asekoff for the fellowship) will follow the reading. This event is free and open to the public.
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Monday, Nov. 5 at 12:00 Noon
100 YEARS OF HEBREW POETRY.
Poet and anthologist Peter Cole will read from his poems and discuss the history of Hebrew poetry. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow.
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|| The Poetry Room ||
Take a virtual tour of the Library's Poetry Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building, and learn about the Poetry and Literature Center's benefactor, Gertrude Clarke Whittall.
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|| Featured Webcasts ||
Philip Levine Gives Inaugural Reading as U.S. Poet Laureate(October 17, 2011) - 57 minutes
Contemporary Poetry from China: A Reading and Discussion with speakers Xi Chuan and Zhou Zan (October 12, 2011) - 80 minutes
Poet Terrance Hayes appears at the 2011 National Book Festival (September 25, 2011) - 44 minutes
Literary Birthday Celebration: Louisa May Alcott, with authors Jo Ann Beard and Maud Casey (November 29, 2011) - 53 minutes
Poet Yusef Komunyakaa appears at the 2011 National Book Festival (September 25, 2011) - 43 minutes
Whitman's Future-Founding Poetry, with speaker Sascha Poehlmann (December 15, 2011) - 57 minutes
A Celebration of American Poets Laureate with Charles Simic, Kay Ryan, Rita Dove, Billy Collins, and more (October 6, 2010) - 87 minutes
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