Compiled by Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist
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Louise Glück,
U.S. Poet Laureate, 2003-04
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On August 28, 2003, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington
announced the appointment of Louise Glück to be the 12th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. On making the appointment, the Librarian said, "Louise Glück will bring to the Library of Congress a strong, vivid, deep poetic voice, accomplished in a series of book-length poetic cycles. Her prize-winning poetry and her great interest in young poets will enliven the Poet Laureate's office during the next year."
Glück served one term as poet laureate, finishing her duties on May 4, 2004. During her tenure, Glück named two new Witter Bynner Fellows, Dana Levin and Spencer Reece, and also brought the work of three poets, Peg Boyers, Dan Chiasson and Peter Streckfus, to the Library's audiences. These five poets appeared in the Library's literary series, read from their work and discussed the writing of poetry during a symposium presided over by Glück.
This guide compiles
links to resources on Louise Glück throughout the Library
of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites
that include features on Glück’s life or selections
of her work. To suggest additions to this guide, please contact the Digital Reference Section.
Library of Congress Web Site
•Biographical Information
•Press Releases, Articles
•Audio and Video
•Print Resources
External
Web Sites
•Biographical Information, Poetry
•Interviews, Articles, and Conversations
•Audio Recordings
•Videos
•Book Reviews
•Criticism
•Louise Glück in the News
Biographical Information
Biography
of Louise Glück from the Poetry & Literature
Center
Press Releases, Articles
Official press release announcing Louise Glück's appointment
as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
August 28, 2003
"New Poet Laureate: Librarian Names Louise Glück 12th Honoree"
Library of Congress
Information Bulletin, October 2003
"At Twilight in May Glück Closes the Literary Season with Poetry Reading"
Library of Congress
Information Bulletin, July 2004
Audio and Video
Audio
Audio Interview With Louise Glück, 2000 (03:28)
Poet and the Poem, 1999 (55:29; scroll down page to access video)
Transcript
Video
Poetry in America: A Library of Congress Bicentennial Celebration, April 3, 2000 (Direct link; Glück reads from 36:18-40:09)
Poet Vision: Louise Glück Reads Her Poetry (January 29, 1988)
Print Resources
Works by Louise Glück in the Library of Congress online
catalog can be found under the following author heading:
Glück, Louise, 1943-
Works about Louise Glück can be found in the Library of
Congress online catalog under
the following subject headings:
Glück, Louise, 1943- Criticism and interpretation.
Glück, Louise, 1943- Interviews.
Glück, Louise, 1943- Translations into Russian.
Biographical Information, Poetry
Academy of American Poets
A biography of Louise Glück, samples of her poetry and prose,
and links to external resources.
Biography.com
A biography of Louise Glück.
Poetry Foundation
A biography of Louise Glück, and links to more than 30 online poems.
Steven Barclay Agency
A biography of Louise Glück.
Yale Faculty Page
Louise Glück's faculty page from Yale University. Includes a link to her curriculum vitae.
Interviews, Articles, and Conversations
"Glück Fuses Poetry, Teaching, Style"
Yale Daily News, April 13, 2010
"For a Dollar: Louise Glück in Conversation"
Interviewed by Dana Levin. Academy of American Poets Web site. (Article originally appeared in American Poet 36, 2009)
"Time On Her Side"
By Joshua Clover, The Village Voice, September 9, 2003
Audio Recordings
Lannan Readings & Conversations
Louise Glück with James Longenbach, February 16, 2005
Slate Poetry Archive
•Louise Glück reads "At the Dance"
•Louise Glück reads "Crater Lake"
•Louise Glück reads "Echoes"
•Louise Glück reads "In the Cafe"
•Louise Glück reads "A Myth of Innocence"
•Louise Glück reads "The Open Grave"
•Louise Glück reads "Orfeo"
Videos
"Poet Laureate Louise Glück Reads from A Village Life" (02:21)
The Griffin Trust, 2010
"Danger and Difficulty in Poetry" (02:21)
From the Academy of American Poets' Poets Forum, November 8, 2008
Louise Glück (57:16)
University of South Carolina, November 18, 2008
"The Miraculous Things to Do" (01:51)
From The Poet's View: Intimate Profiles of Five Major American Poets. The Academy of American Poets.
YouTube Videos
YouTube search results for Louise Glück
Criticism
Modern American Poetry
Includes selected criticism on Glück's poetry and excerpts from her essays.
eNotes.com
Critical information on Glück from Gale's Poetry Criticism series.
Book Reviews
A Village Life (2009)
The Christian Science Monitor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Coldfront
The Guardian
The Kenyon Review
Los Angeles Times
The New Republic
Averno (2006)
Carcanet (includes the text of several reviews)
Coldfront
Front Porch Journal
The Phoenix
Poetry Matters
Review by Stephen Burt
Stride Magazine
The Seven Ages (2001)
Poetry Flash
Vita Nova (1999)
Pif Magazine
Meadowlands (1996)
Reviews from the Modern American Poetry Web site
The Virginia Quarterly Review
Proofs and Theories: Essays on Poetry (1994)
The Literary Review
Firstborn (1968)
The New Criterion
Louise Glück in the News
Google
News search on Louise Glück
Blog entries on Louise Glück, via Google Blogs
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