http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html Provides information about readings, lectures, symposia, and other poetry and literature-related events held at or sponsored by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:32:02 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#may31 The PLC is so sorry to report that our Literary Birthday Celebration: Katherine Anne Porter slated for Wednesday, May 15th had to be cancelled due to an unexpected illness of one of our participants. <br> <br>We hope that everyone planning on coming to that event will visit the Library on Friday, May 31st to celebrate Walt Whitman with poets Mark Doty and Sally Keith instead! <br> Tue, 14 May 2013 15:31:29 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/interviews/girmay.html The newest entry in the Poetry and Literature Center's Interview Series is now live. Please visit the PLC's website at www.loc.gov/poetry to hear from poet Aracelis Girmay on the the process of writing her newest collection "Kingdom Animalia," and the importance of language in her life. <br> <br>Don't forget to check back next month for an interview with another of the PLC's featured authors! Mon, 13 May 2013 18:54:02 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#may8 Nigerian writer A. Igoni Barrett will read from his work and discuss the state of contemporary African literature. The event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division and presented in partnership with the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa and Graywolf Press. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, May 8 at 12:00 Noon <br>Location: African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Mon, 06 May 2013 12:48:00 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#may1-4 Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the big day for the Poetry and Literature Center! Please join us at 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM for a reading and lecture to celebrate our Poet Laureate's tenure at the Library of Congress. See below for more details. <br> <br>Necessary Utterance: Poetry Reading <br> <br>As part of the "Necessary Utterance: Poetry as Cultural Force" event commemorating Natasha Trethewey's historical year as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, poets Marilyn Chin, Brenda Shaughnessy, Patricia Smith, Brian Turner, and Kevin Young will read from their work. The event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Presented in collaboration with Virginia Quarterly Review. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, May 1 at 4:00 PM <br>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> <br>Necessary Utterance: Poet Laureate Final Lecture <br> <br>Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Natasha Trethewey will deliver her final lecture, "Necessary Utterance: Poetry as Cultural Force," to close the spring literary season at the Library of Congress. The event is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 PM <br>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:37:23 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#may1 Necessary Utterance: Poetry Reading <br> <br>As part of the "Necessary Utterance: Poetry as Cultural Force" event commemorating Natasha Trethewey's historical year as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, poets Marilyn Chin, Brenda Shaughnessy, Patricia Smith, Brian Turner, and Kevin Young will read from their work. The event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Presented in collaboration with Virginia Quarterly Review. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, May 1 at 4:00 PM <br>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> <br>Necessary Utterance: Poet Laureate Final Lecture <br> <br>Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Natasha Trethewey will deliver her final lecture, "Necessary Utterance: Poetry as Cultural Force," to close the spring literary season at the Library of Congress. The event is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 PM <br>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:01:49 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/web-discussions.html Join the Poetry and Literature Center from the comfort of your own desktop! Next Tuesday, April 30th, the Poetry and Literature Center will host a live webinar which will be free and open to the public. To participate, please visit: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/web-discussions_form.php. <br> <br>An Eye for Poems: An Editor's Perspective <br> <br>Join W. W. Norton &amp; Co. poetry editor Jill Bialosky and Poetry magazine editor Christian Wiman as they give a behind-the-scenes look at the editorial process -- how and why they decide to champion the poets they do. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, April 30 <br>Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time <br> <br> <br> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:50:08 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxjU9hQdqGo This April the Poetry and Literature Center co-sponsored a new series with the Hill Center and the Washington Post: the Hill Center Poetry Series. On April 10, 2013, poet Elizabeth Alexander and Washington Post book critic and editor Ron Charles sat down to discuss poetry in an intimate gathering of only 100. Though you may not have been able to attend the launch of this new series, we encourage to visit the following link for a glimpse at what is sure to be a long and successful series celebrating the place of poetry in Washington, D. C.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxjU9hQdqGo. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:35:19 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#apr24 Poet Maurice Manning and author Alan Cheuse will celebrate the birthday of American writer Robert Penn Warren by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on their own writing. This event is free and open to the public, and will feature a display from the Library’s collections. Co-sponsored by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, April 24 at 12:00 Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:17:24 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#apr21 Poets John Koethe, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Paul Muldoon will read from their work to mark the close of the exhibition “Poetic Likeness: Modern American Poets” and will anticipate the fall 2013 publication of Lines in Long Array. This book contains 12 newly commissioned poems on the Civil War by major contemporary poets. This event is free and open to the public. Book signing to follow; signing will be for the speakers’ recent publications. Presented in partnership with the Poetry Society of America. <br> <br>Date: Sunday, April 21 at 2:00 PM <br>Location: Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium, National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 <br>Contact: (202) 633-8300 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:39:11 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#apr16 Tomorrow the actors of the Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy for Classical Acting will celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare with a performance of some of the Bard's most famous works. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy for Classical Acting. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, April 16 at 12:00 Noon <br>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:57:52 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/poetry-of-america/ As part of the 75th Anniversary of the Poetry and Literature Center and our ongoing celebrations for National Poetry Month, we're happy to present the launch of "Poetry of America." <br> <br>"Poetry of America" explores the past, present, and future of American Poetry through two key features: “Poetry of American Identity” and “Poetry of American History.” In our "Poetry of American Identity" feature you'll find recordings made by some of the most iconic American poets reading and discussing the poems they feel shaped America. <br> <br>In our "Poetry of American History" feature, you'll find essays written by past Poets Laureate and other luminaries in the poetry field commissioned to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of this office and the history of poetry as a living piece of American culture. <br> <br>For the rest of the year, we'll be adding new recordings and essays by some of your favorite poets and writers. Be sure to check back often, and stop by our Interviews page for a look at our newest interview with novelist Justin Torres! <br> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:27:04 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/#apr11 Authors Fred Arroyo and Maria Melendez will read selections from their works. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book and Hispanic Division, and presented in collaboration with Letras Latinas. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, April 11 at 6:30 PM <br>Location: Montpelier Room, Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:19:06 GMT http://hillcenterdc.org/home/programs/1217 Poet Elizabeth Alexander will read and take part in a moderated discussion with The Washington Post book critic and editor Ron Charles. The reading is the first in a new series sponsored by the Hill Center, the Poetry and Literature Center, and The Washington Post. The event will be free and open to the public. Tickets are required. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, April 10 at 7:00 PM <br>Location: Abraham Lincoln Hall, Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:22:06 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#apr02-noon The Poetry and Literature Center welcomes you to the Library of Congress tomorrow for two events just in time for the start of National Poetry Month. We'll begin the festivities at 12:00 noon with Congolese poet Omekongo Dibanga, and at 6:30 PM our Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey will introduce her winners for the 2013 Witter Bynner Fellowships. There's more information below, so be sure to check out the listings. We hope to see you all there, and wish everyone a very happy National Poetry Month from the Library! <br> <br>Conversations with African Poets &amp; Writers: Omekongo Dibanga <br>Poet Omekongo Dibanga, from the Democractic Republic of Congo, will read from his work and discuss the state of contemporary African literature. The event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division and presented in partnership with teh Africa Society of the Summit on Africa. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, April 2 at 12:00 Noon <br>Location: African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> <br>Witter Bynner Fellowship Reading <br>Poets Sharon Dolin and Shara McCallum will be introduced by Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as her selections for the Library's 2013 Witter Bynner Fellows. Both Dolin and McCallum will celebrate their selection with a reading. The event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 PM <br>Location: Montpelier Room, Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:53:38 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#mar27 An event to highlight distinguished literary writers and writing from the South, hosted by Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry (and Mississippi Poet Laureate) Natasha Trethewey. Readers include Madison Smartt Bell, Edward P. Jones, Jill McCorkle, Ron Rash, and Charles Wright. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Publishing Office of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 6:30 PM <br>Location: Mumford Room, Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:53:48 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#mar26 Poets Dana Gioia and Eric Pankey will celebrate the birthday of American poet Robert Frost by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on their own writing. This event is free and open to the public, and will feature of a display from the Library's collections. Co-sponsored by the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 12:00 Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:10:11 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events/index.html#mar21 Ethiopian novelist Maaza Mengiste will read from her work and discuss the state of contemporary African literature. The event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division and presented in partnership with the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, Marcy 21, 2013 at 12:00 Noon <br>Location: African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:57:27 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#feb Poets Alicia Ostriker and Claudia Emerson will celebrate the birthday of American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay by reading selections from her work and discussing her influence on their own writing. This event is free and open to the public, and will feature a display from the Library's collections. Co-sponsored by the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 12:00 Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavillion, Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:01:48 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#jan30 Natasha Trethewey, the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, reads historically focused poems in celebration of "The Civil War in America" exhibit at the Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Interpretive Program Office of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, January 30, 12:00 Noon <br>Location: LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:43:52 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#jan24-noon Library of Congress Kluge Fellow Lindsay Tuggle examines the Civil War narratives of Walt Whitman and Union surgeon John H. Brinton as alternative histories of war casualties: military and poetic, phantom and physical in a lecture titled: "The Afterlives of Specimens: Science and Mourning in Whitman's America." The lecture will be free and open to the public. Co-Sponsored by the Kluge Center of the Library of Congress <br> <br>Date: Thursday, January 24th, 12:00 Noon <br>Location: LJ-113, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:05:28 GMT www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#jan24 Gerald Stern, winner of the 12th Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, will read selections from his Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, January 24, 7:00 PM <br>Location: Montpelier Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:13:44 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#dec06 Come join the Poetry and Literature Center next week for two new events spotlighting Spanish Literature at the Library of Congress: <br> <br>International Literature: Javier Cercas <br>Javier Cercas, novelist and Professor of Spanish Literature at the University of Girona in Spain, reads from his work and discusses the state of contemporary Spanish literature. The event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. <br>Date: Thursday, December 6, at 2:00 PM <br>Location: LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building <br> <br>Book Talk About Modern Poetry: T. S. Eliot and Octavio Paz <br>Pedro Serrano, poet and professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, reads from his work and discusses the relationship between the Modernist poets T. S. Eliot and Octavio Paz. The event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. <br>Date: Friday, December 7, at 12:00 PM <br>Location: Mary Pickford Theater, James Madison Building <br> <br>For more information, please contact (202) 707-5394. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#nov05 Come join us next week as we celebrate Hebraic and African poets and writers in a series of three upcoming events: <br> <br>100 Years of Hebrew Poetry <br>Poet and anthologist Peter Cole will read from his poems and discuss the history of Hebrew poetry. <br>Date: Monday, November 5th, 12:00 Noon <br>Location: African &amp; Middle Eastern Division Reading Room (LJ-220), Thomas Jefferson Building <br> <br>Conversations with African Poets &amp; Writers: Anna Mwalagho <br>Kenyan storyteller and poet Anna Mwalagho will read from her work and discuss the state of contemporary African literature. <br>Date: Wednesday, November 7th, 3:30 PM <br>Location: African &amp; Middle Eastern Division Reading Room (LJ-220), Thomas Jefferson Building <br> <br>Conversations with African Poets &amp; Writers: Tijan Sallah <br>Gambian author and poet Tijan Sallah will read from his work and discuss the state of contemporary African literature. <br>Date: Friday, November 9th, 12:00 Noon <br>Location: African &amp; Middle Eastern Division Reading Room (LJ-220), Thomas Jefferson Building <br> <br>For more information, please contact (202) 707-5394. <br> <br> http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#oct23 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. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, October 23 at 7:00 PM <br>Location: Poets House, 10 River Terrace <br>Contact: (212) 431-7920 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#oct12 Rolena Adorno, Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Literature at Yale University, will deliver a keynote address titled “Aztecs and Allegory: the Baroque in Colonial Mexico” as part of the University of Maryland symposium “Colonial Intersections: Reconsidering History, the Literary, and the Visual Archives.” The event will be free and open to the public. <br> <br>Date: Friday, October 12, 4:30 PM <br>Location: Mumford Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#sep25 South African writer and Executive Head of the Cape Town Centre for the Book Mandla Matyumza will read from his own work and discuss the state of contemporary South African literature &amp; publishing, especially highlighting African languages and culture. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, September 25, 12:00 PM <br>Location: African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#sep20 Natasha Trethewey, the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry and Mississippi State Poet Laureate, will read a selection from her poetry. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, September 20, 3:00 PM <br>Location: Dollye M. E. Robinson Building, Jackson State University <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#sep13 Natasha Trethewey, the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry of the Library of Congress, will kick off the Library’s literary season with a reading tonight. The event is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, September 13, 7:00 PM <br>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#sep13 Natasha Trethewey, the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry of the Library of Congress, will kick off the Library’s literary season with a reading. The event is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, September 13, 7:00 PM <br>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/trethewey/ Natasha Trethewey was appointed the new Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress on June 7. This guide compiles online resources related to Natasha Trethewey's life and work. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#jun13 Hungarian novelist Laszlo Krasznahorkai will read from his recently translated novel, Satantango, and discuss the state of contemporary Hungarian literature. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the European Division of the Library of Congress, and presented in collaboration with New Directions Publishing. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, June 13, 4:00 PM <br>Location: West Dining Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#jun07 Poets Kyle Dargan and Janice Harrington celebrate the birthday of American poet Gwendolyn Brooks by reading selections from her work and discussing her influence on their own writing. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, June 7, Noon <br>Location: Dining Room A, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#may31 Poets Joshua Beckman and Stanley Plumly celebrate the birthday of American poet Walt Whitman by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on their own writing. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, May 31, Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#may15 Nobel Laureate Herta Muller will read from her work, followed by a conversation with Georgetown University Professor Peter Pfeiffer. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the European Division of the Library of Congress, and presented in collaboration with the Goethe Institut. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, May 15, 6:30 PM <br>Location: Montpelier Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#may09 Poet Elizabeth Arnold will read from her own work as well as favorite poems with astronomical themes. A moderated discussion will follow. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by U. S. Naval Observatory and the Federal Library and Information Network at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Please Note: Attendees must register by e-mailing Sally Bosken at sally.bosken@navy.mil, with their name and birth date, to be on the gate access list. Guests not on the list will not be admitted. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, May 9, 10:00 AM <br>Location: The United States Naval Observatory, 3450 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20392 <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#may Philip Levine, the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, will connect with high schools and public libraries via video conference to read and discuss three of his poems: "Our Valley," "The Simple Truth," and "What Work Is." The reading and discussion will be followed by an extended question and answer period with video conference participants. <br> <br>Event Date: Friday, May 4, 3 p.m. Eastern Time <br> <br>Viewing the Event: This event will be streamed live on the Web. A link to the live video feed will be available from the Poetry and Literature Center home page – http://www.loc.gov/poetry/ – the day of the event. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#may03 Philip Levine, the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, will conclude the Library’s literary season with a talk, "Forgotten Poets in My Youth." This event is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, May 3, 7:00 PM <br>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707- 5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#may02 Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard reads selections from his novel "My Struggle: Book One" and discusses the state of contemporary Norwegian literature. This event is free and open to the public. Guests should RSVP at (202) 707-5395. Books sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the European Division of the Library of Congress and presented in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, May 2, 6:30 PM <br>Location: Madison Hall, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#may01 Award-winning Nigerian author Helon Habila will read from his novel “Oil on Water” and discuss the anthology “The Granta Book of the African Short Story.” This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress and the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, May 1, Noon <br>Location: LJ-220, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#ap26 The Poetry and Literature Center would like to invite you to a day of events featuring authors and co-editors of the anthology "The Other Latin@," Blas Falconer and Lorraine Lopez: <br> <br>Books and Beyond: The Other Latin@ <br> <br>As part of the Books and Beyond series, Letras Latinas Director Francisco Aragón will moderate a noontime panel in the Pickford Theater featuring poet Blas Falconer and writer Lorraine López, co-editors of the recent anthology The Other Latin@: Writing Against a Singular Identity, who will discuss the contemporary state of Latino literature. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book and Hispanic Division, and presented in collaboration with Letras Latinas and the University of Arizona Press. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, April 26, Noon <br>Location: Mary Pickford Theater, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> <br> <br>Literature in Conversation: Blas Falconer and Lorraine Lopez <br> <br>Authors Blas Falconer and Lorraine López will read selections from their works. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book and Hispanic Division, and presented in collaboration with Letras Latinas and the University of Arizona Press. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, April 26, 6:30 PM <br>Location: Mumford Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> <br> http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#apr23 River of Words awards ceremony for winners and finalists of the 2010-2011 environmental poetry and art contest for young people. Hosted by Robert Hass, U.S. Poet Laureate 1995-1997. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book. <br> <br>Date: Monday, April 23, 7:00 p.m. <br>Location: Montpelier Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#apr18 The actors of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare with a recitation of Shakespeare’s greatest works. This event is free and open to the public. Presented in collaboration with the Shakespeare Theatre Company. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, April 18, Noon <br>Location: Montpelier Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#apr13 Japanese-American poet Garrett Hongo reads his work, followed by a moderated discussion. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Asian Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Friday, April 13, 2:00 p.m. <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#apr05 Philip Levine, the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, will introduce L. S. Asekoff and Sheila Black as this year’s winners of the Library of Congress’s Witter Bynner Fellowship. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, April 5, 6:30 PM <br>Location: Montpelier Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://loc.gov/poetry/events.html#apr03 The Poetry and Literature Center would like to invite you two days of Conversations with African Poets and Writers: <br> <br>Keorapetse Kgositsile <br> <br>South African poet and political activist Keorapetse Kgositsile discusses the state of contemporary African culture, including poetry and literature. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress and the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, April 3, 4:00 PM <br>Location: Montpelier Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> <br> <br>Donato Ndongo <br> <br>Writer and journalist Donato Ndongo, from Equatorial Guinea, will read from his novel "Shadows of Your Black Memory." This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress and the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, April 4, Noon <br>Location: LJ-220, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#mar20 As part of a national tour celebrating emerging Latina/o poets, this event will feature the first and second place winners of the 2010 International Latino Book Awards. Co-sponsored by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and presented in partnership with Letras Latinas, Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice at Georgetown University, and the Poetry Society of America. <br> <br>Date: Monday, March 20, 8:00 PM <br>Location: Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#mar26 William Jay Smith, former Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, reads from his memoir "My Friend Tom," about American playwright Tennessee Williams, on Williams’ birthday. This event is free and open to the public. <br> <br>Date: Monday, March 26, 6:30 p.m. <br>Location: Montpelier Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#mar16 Scholar Joseph Fruscione discusses the literary rivalry of the great American authors Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Humanities and Social Science Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Friday, March 16, Noon <br>Location: Dining Room A, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#mar01 Writers Danielle Evans and Jabari Asim celebrate the birthday of American author Ralph Ellison by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on their own writing. This event is free and open to the public, and will feature a display from the Library's collections. Co-sponsored by the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, March 1, Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building (ground floor) <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#feb01 Poets Dolores Kendrick and Evie Shockley celebrate the birthday of American poet Langston Hughes by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on their own writing. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, February 1, Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#jan27 Pedro Serrano, Mexican translator, poet, and critic, joins Dominican poet and critic Rei Berroa in a discussion of the influence of Nobel Laureate Odysseas Elytis on Hispanic poetry and culture. This event is co-sponsored by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Friday, January 27, 6:30 <br>Location: West Dining Room, James Madison Building <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#dec15 Bavarian Fellow Sascha Pohlmann will present a talk on "Walt Whitman's Future-Founding Poetry." This event is sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, December 15, Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building (ground floor) <br>Contact: (202) 707-3302 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#dec20 Black Mountain Fellow Kelle Groom will present a talk on "The Quiet People (Hiljainen Kansa): A Memoir." This event is sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, December 20, Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building (ground floor) <br>Contact: (202) 707-3302 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#dec15 On December 15, Bavarian Fellow Sascha Pöhlmann will present a talk on "Walt Whitman’s Future-Founding Poetry." This event is sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Thursday, December 15, Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building (ground floor) <br>Contact: (202) 707-3302 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#nov29 Authors Jo Ann Beard and Maud Casey celebrate the birthday of American author Louisa May Alcott by reading selections from her work and discussing her influence on their own writing. This event is free and open to the public, and will feature a display from the Library’s collections. Co-sponsored by the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, November 29, Noon <br>Location: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building (ground floor) <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#nov16 To celebrate the African Studies Association Annual meeting, Ugandan poet and ASA Presidential Fellow Susan Kiguli reads her own work, with a moderated discussion to follow. This event is free and open to the public. A reception will precede the program. Co-sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division and the John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress, and the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa, and with the generous support of Chevron. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, November 16, 6:00 PM <br>Location: Mumford Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress (sixth floor) <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#nov15 Robert Bringhurst, recipient of the Library of Congress's 14th annual Witter Bynner Poetry Fellowship, reads his poetry. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book. <br> <br>Date: Tuesday, November 15, 7:00 PM <br>Location: Microsoft Auditorium, Central Library, Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Ave. <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-174.html Philip Levine, whose poetry has honored the working man for almost half a century, will give his inaugural reading as the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress on Oct. 17. <br> <br>The reading, which will kick off the Library’s 2011-2012 literary season, will start at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, in the Coolidge Auditorium on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The reading is free and open to the public, and a book-signing will follow. Tickets and reservations are not required, but early arrival is strongly recommended. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-171.html Chinese poets Xi Chuan and Zhou Zan join Michael Wiegers, executive editor of Copper Canyon Press and special guest Carolyn Forché, for a reading and discussion on the forthcoming anthology "Push Open the Window: Contemporary Poetry from China." <br> <br>Location: Mumford Room, James Madison Building (sixth floor) <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. <br> <br>Co-sponsored by the Asian Division of the Library of Congress and presented in partnership with Copper Canyon Press and the National Endowment for the Arts. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-185.html The Library of Congress will celebrate the birthday of American poet John Berryman, who would have been 97 this year, with a reading of his work by award-winning poets Mary Jo Bang and Michael Collier. The celebration will be held at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Whittall Pavilion on the ground level of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are needed. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-177.html The Library of Congress, in partnership with The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa, is launching a new literary series, "Conversations with African Poets and Writers." The series will kick off with a discussion on contemporary African culture by Ali Mazrui on Oct. 7. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html Noted scholar and political writer Ali Mazrui discusses the state of contemporary African culture, including poetry and literature. <br> <br>Location: African and Middle Eastern Reading Room, Thomas Jefferson Building (2nd Floor) <br>Contact: (202) 707-5394 <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow. <br> <br>Co-sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress and the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-174.html Philip Levine, whose poetry has honored the working man for almost half a century, will give his inaugural reading as the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress on Oct. 17. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-161.html On Oct. 4, a panel of experts will discuss the poetry traditions of the United States and Mexico and the literary exchanges between the two countries, shedding light on the historical, political and cultural heritages of both nations. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-152.html The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is sponsoring a symposium titled "Literatura de Cordel: Continuity and Change in Brazilian Popular Literature," Monday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Sept. 27. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-127.html Sally Wolff of Emory University discusses her book, "Ledgers of History: William Faulkner, an Almost Forgotten Friendship, and an Antebellum Plantation Diary." Noon, Pickford Theater, Third Floor, James Madison Building. http://www.loc.gov/loc/events/index.php?mode=detail&date=1307419200 Yermiyahu Ahron Taub reads from his new book of poetry, "Uncle Feygele," which explores the issues encountered by gay Orthodox Jews. Noon, African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html In our popular afternoon series, poets Jody Bolz, Tom Healy, and Anne Harding Woodworth read poems about being away from familiar people and visiting strange places. Noon - 1 p.m., in the Whittall Pavilion, ground level of the Thomas Jefferson Building. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-099.html Two of the winners in 2000 from the River of Words environmental poetry and art contest will return to the Library of Congress in a special program in which they will discuss how the contest changed their lives. "Inspiring Stories from River of Words" will be held on Tuesday, May 10, at 1 p.m. in the Mary Pickford Theater, located on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-072.html Author Davi Walders will talk about her new book "Women Against Tyranny: Poems of Resistance During the Holocaust" at noon on Thursday, May 12 in the Library of Congress's African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, located in Room 220 of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-081.html 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"—will conclude the Library of Congress spring literary season with a reading of his work. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-063.html Forrest Gander and Robert Bringhurst, selected as the 2011 Witter Bynner Fellows by Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin, will read their poems on Thursday, April 21, at 6:45 p.m. in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building. A book signing and reception will follow the event. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html April and May poetry events at the Library include a Shakespeare Birthday Reading, a reading by Witter Bynner fellows Forrest Gander and Robert Bringhurst, and a May 4 reading by U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin to conclude the Library's spring literary season. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-045.html Two distinguished poets, C. D. Wright and David Wagoner, will read from their work in an evening presentation at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-015.html Nine poets will read this spring in the Library's Poetry at Noon program, appearing monthly from February to May, with a special performance by Shakespeare actors in April. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html View a current schedule of upcoming poetry readings and events for the Library's Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 literary seasons. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-187.html Some of the most distinguished voices in American poetry—eight former U. S. Poets Laureate/Consultants in Poetry—will reunite in the historic Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress for a night of poetry on Oct. 6. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-157.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced the appointment of W.S. Merwin as the Library's 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2010-2011. http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/03/poet-laureate-shares-create-process-virtually/ On April 1, Kay Ryan, the 16th Poet Laureate of the United States, offers a peek into the creative process during a videoconference with community college students. The videoconference will be streamed live on the Library's Web site. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-047.html The snowstorms in February may have derailed the Library of Congress salute to Valentine's Day and the annual "Love Poems" reading—but it's never too late for love poems. Poets Heddy Reid and Margaret Mackinnon will read their poems and those by other poets at noon on Friday, March 12, in the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the James Madison Building. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-226.html A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist (2003) and a MacArthur fellow (2000) will read their poems at the Library of Congress on Nov. 12. Tony Hoagland, from Houston, Texas, and Lucia Perillo, from Olympia, Wash., will read at 6:45 p.m. in the Montpelier Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-193.html Program begins at 7 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, SE, Washington, DC 20540. The event is free and tickets are not required. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-062.html The Spring Literary Season continues at the Library of Congress with a reading by poets Brigit Pegeen Kelly and J.D. McClatchy, both past finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-023.html Poet Laureate Kay Ryan has chosen two gifted voices in poetry, Christina Davis and Mary Szybist, for the 2009 Witter Bynner Fellowships, and will introduce the poets on Feb. 26 at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-018.html E. Ethelbert Miller is a literary activist, board chairman of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), board member of The Writer's Center and editor of Poet Lore magazine. Since 1974, he has been the director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University. Library staff members Jane Caulton, National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and Eric Smith, Library Services, will join in reading selected pieces. Noon, Feb. 23, Madison Building, Mumford Room, LM 649. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-016.html To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Scottish government as part of its Homecoming Scotland 2009 celebration, will present a free public symposium on Burns’ life and work, as well as his impact on America and American culture. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html "Love" is the Poetry at Noon theme. Featured poets are Poet-Attorney Edwin Zimmerman of Washington, DC; Kristin Berkey-Abbott of Hollywood, FL; and Judith Offer of Oakland, CA. Whittall Pavilion, noon-1 p.m. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html Poet Laureate Charles Simic will introduce Mark Strand and Charles Wright in the Montpelier Room, on the 6th floor of the James Madison Building, at 6:45 p.m. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-082.html The distinguished Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, created 20 years ago, will be awarded to two poets who teach at universities in Virginia: Bob Hicok of Virginia Tech and Charles Wright of the University of Virginia. <br> <br>Hicok and Wright will receive the 2008 award and read selections of their work at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 28, in the Montpelier Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The program is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-071.html The Library will celebrate the Academy of American Poets’ first national "Poem in Your Pocket Day" with two events on Thursday, April 17, a poetry reading at noon and a web conference from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-054.html The Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress will host an afternoon of Spanish poetry at 2 p.m. on April 11 featuring poets from Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean. Each poet will read a selection in Spanish, followed by an open discussion in English moderated by Dominican poet Rei Berroa of George Mason University. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-048.html The Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will jointly host an evening of Russian poetry on April 7, featuring Evgeny Bunimovich, Elena Fanailova and Yuli Gugolev. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html Reading takes place February 7, 6:45 p.m., Montpelier Room, 6th Floor, James Madison Building. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-211.html Celebrated poet W.S. Merwin will receive the 2006 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry and read selections of his work at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/authors/ View a list of poets scheduled to read and sign books at the National Book Festival on September 29. Webcasts of all readings will be available on the Library's Web site the week following the festival. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html Charles Simic will open the Library's Fall literary season on October 18. Other award-winning poets visiting the Library this season include Marjory Wentworth, James Tate, and Jorie Graham. http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/authors/ The Library of Congress has announced the names of nearly 70 authors, illustrators, and poets participating in the seventh annual National Book Festival. Discover which poets will be reading at the Poetry Pavilion. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-117.html The Library's final poetry reading of the literary season features D.C. Poet Laureate Dolores Kendrick and poet Philip Levine. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-076.html Poets Laureate Donald Hall and Andrew Motion to read at the Library of Congress on May 10.