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Poetry News & Resources
Kay Ryan: Online Resources
This guide compiles links to resources on newly appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan throughout the Library of Congress Web site and elsewhere on the Web.
Librarian of Congress Appoints Kay Ryan Poet Laureate
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced the appointment of Kay Ryan as the Library’s 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-2009.
Joseph Brodsky: Online Resources
This guide compiles links to resources on former poet laureate Joseph Brodsky on the Library of Congress Web site and other English-language sites.
United States Poets Laureate: Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the U.S. poet laureateship.
New Guides to Poets Laureate Available
New Web guides to online resources for former U.S. poets laureate Stanley Kunitz, Robert Pinsky, Rita Dove, and Robert Hass are now available.
Poet Laureate Charles Simic Gives Swan Song Lecture
Charles Simic made the final appearance of his tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry when he presented a lecture on poetry translation at the Library of Congress.
Poetry 180
Poetry 180 Updates Resume on September 10, 2008
The Library of Congress will distribute its first Poetry 180 poem of the school year on September 10. A new Poetry 180 poem will be sent each weekday (excluding Federal holidays) for the remainder of the school year.
Poem 180 - "Break"
A poem by Dorianne Laux from the Library's Poetry 180 project. This is the final Poetry 180 poem of the school year.
Poem 179 - "Bike Ride with Older Boys"
A poem by Laura Kasischke from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Poem 178 - "End of April"
A poem by Phillis Levin from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Poem 177 - "Eagle Plain"
A poem by Robert Francis from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Poem 176 - "How to Change a Frog Into a Prince"
A poem by Anna Denise from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Fiction & Poetry
Yusef Komunyakaa: The Clay Army
Yusef Komunyakaa Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000
When the roof of the First Emperor of Qin’s tomb caved in, six thousand life-size terra-cotta soldiers knelt beneath its crumbling weight in the first pit, alongside horses & chariots. Centuries before, when the clay figures stood in perfect formation, the rebel general Xiang Yu looted this sanctuary of . . .
Mary Jo Bang: Beast Brutality
Mary Jo Bang Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The caption read, “He and she standing quietly next to a dog.” The prompt queen sat with her crown on, The insets between each Gothic arch providing a measure Of what can be Done with architecture. She said, “We built it long ago. And then we knocked it down.” And . . .
Alice Munro: Face
Alice Munro Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000
I am convinced that my father looked at me, really saw me, only once. After that, he knew what was there. In those days, they didn’t let fathers into the glare of the theatre where babies were born, or into the room where the women about to give birth were . . .
Michael Dickman: We Did Not Make Ourselves
Michael Dickman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
We did not make ourselves is one thing I keep singing into my hands while falling asleep for just a second before I have to get up and turn on all the lights in the house, one after the other, like opening an Advent calendar My brain opening the chemical . . .
Jeffrey Skinner: Reunion
Jeffrey Skinner Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Why do you keep returning, alive, able to walk and gesture as you could not at the end, your movements sketchy, more holographic than warm? Thanksgiving dinner with all the relatives and I alone with the suspicion I cannot speak: You should be elsewhere. Heavy drinking, as always. The newest . . .
Janet Frame: Gorse Is Not People
Janet Frame Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Do you remember your twenty-first birthday? The party, the cake, and cutting a slice of it to put under your pillow that night, to make you dream of your future beloved; the giant key; the singing: I’m twenty-one today! Twenty-one today! I’ve got the key of the . . .
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