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Poetry & Literature News

• Poetry & Literature News Feed to Merge with Poetry & Literature Events Feed
  The Poetry & Literature News RSS feed/email subscription service will merge with the Poetry & Literature Events feed/email service this week. All current subscribers to the email service and the Events feed will continue to receive notifications from the merged service. Current subscribers to the Poetry & Literature News RSS feed must subscribe t […]
• PODCAST: An Evening with Philip Levine
  Poet Laureate Philip Levine reads live at Los Angeles Central Library on Thursday, February 23rd. A discussion with Robert Casper, head of the Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress, follows. […]
• WEBCAST: Asian-American Poetry Today
  Filipino-American poet Eileen Tabios reads from her work, followed by a moderated discussion. […]
• From the Catbird Seat: Poetry and Literature Blog
  The Poetry and Literature Center is pleased to announce the launch of a new blog, "From the Catbird Seat." The blog aims to celebrate the Center and the wealth of literary resources at the Library of Congress, as well as engaging with current topics in literature. Bloggers will include Library staff and special guests, such as the Poets Laureate Co […]
• "Poetry of September 11" - Library of Congress Web Guide
  As the tenth anniversary of September 11 approaches, "Poetry of September 11" allows readers to explore the country's poetic response to the terrorist attacks. […]
• New Webcast: Poet Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
  Yermiyahu Ahron Taub reads from his new book of poetry, "Uncle Feygele," which explores the issues encountered by gay Orthodox Jews. He follows up with questions from the audience regarding the book and translating between English and Yiddish. […]
• Philip Levine: Online Resources
  A guide to online resources related to Philip Levine, the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. […]
• Librarian of Congress Appoints Philip Levine Poet Laureate
  Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced the appointment of Philip Levine as the Library's 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2011-2012. Levine will take up his duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season with a reading of his work at the Coolidge Auditorium on Monday, Oct. 17. […]
• Witter Bynner Fellows Poetry Reading 2011
  Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin chose two seasoned voices in poetry, Forrest Gander and Robert Bringhurst, to receive the 2011 Witter Bynner Fellowships, and introduced the poets at a ceremony at the Library of Congress. […]
• W.S. Merwin Closes the Literary Season
  U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin--the two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, hailed by the New York Times as the "undisputed master"--concluded the Library of Congress spring literary season with a reading of his work. […]
• Amateur Poetry Anthologies: A Guide to Finding Your Published Poems
  The Library of Congress receives hundreds of requests each year from people seeking to find their poems. The majority of these poems were submitted to poetry contests and subsequently published in amateur poetry anthologies. This guide describes many of the publishers that have run poetry contests whose winning poems were published in amateur poetry antholog […]
• New Laurels for the 16th Laureate
  Kay Ryan, the 16th Poet Laureate of the United States (2008-2010), has won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. […]
• New "Poet and the Poem" Program Features Gray Jocobik
  Poet Gray Jacobik is interviewed by Grace Cavalieri as part of the ongoing series "The Poet and the Poem at the Library of Congress." […]
• Robert Casper Named Head of the Poetry Center
  Robert Casper, programs director for the Poetry Society of America, has been named the head of the Poetry and Literature Center in the Office of Scholarly Programs at the Library of Congress. […]