http://loc.gov/ This feed will be used to disseminate LC poetry news and information to the general public. This will include information about the Poetry & Literature Center\'s activities, new and updated poetry content/features on LC\'s website, online poetry events at LC open to the public, and any other poetry-related information of interest OSP would like the public to receive. Since this feed is intended for an broad audience not in close geographical proximity to the Library, it will not include information about local poetry readings and programs held at the Library. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:28:36 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ryan/ 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. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-127.html 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. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/brodsky/ This guide compiles links to resources on former poet laureate Joseph Brodsky on the Library of Congress Web site and other English-language sites. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/poetslaureate/faq.html Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the U.S. poet laureateship. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/poetslaureate/ New Web guides to online resources for former U.S. poets laureate Stanley Kunitz, Robert Pinsky, Rita Dove, and Robert Hass are now available. http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4333 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. http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4328 The Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress hosted an afternoon of Spanish poetry featuring poets from Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean. Each poet read a selection in Spanish, followed by an open discussion in English moderated by Dominican poet Rei Berroa of George Mason University. Featured poets were Spaniards Ana Rossetti, Juan Carlos Mestre and Vicente Cervera Salinas. From Mexico were Hector Carretto, Dana Gelinas, Hernan Bravo Varela and Ciprian Cabrera Jasso. Also participating were Mateo Morrison, Dominican Republic; Otoniel Guevara, El Salvador; Marcelo Pellegrini, Chile; Ivon Gordon-Vailakis, Ecuador; and Juana Goergen, Puerto Rico. http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4329 Octavio Paz (1914-1998) was a world-famous poet, writer and essayist. His writing, which garnered him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990, has been characterized as impassioned and marked with sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity. A two-hour symposium, "A Tribute to Octavio Paz," was sponsored by the Library's Hispanic Division and the Poetry Office, in cooperation with the Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, D.C. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/poetslaureate/ Locate online resources related to U.S. poets laureate. Completed guides link to Library of Congress Web pages that include information on the poet laureate's life and work, as well as to external Web sites that feature biographical information, interviews, poems, audio, video, and other materials that highlight the activities of each poet. http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4318 Mark Strand and Charles Wright read from their works as part of the Poetry Center's Spring literary season. 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. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lcpoetry/ The Library of Congress offers a wealth of poetry materials on its Web site, including information about the U.S. poet laureate, webcasts of poets reading and discussing their work, features on poetry written by U.S. presidents, and links to thousands of primary source materials--poems, letters, photographs, audio, and video recordings--that bring the history American poetry to life. http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4278 The Library of Congress literary season continued with poetry readings by Li-Young Lee and David Kirby sponsored by the Poetry and Literature Center. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/writingpoetry.html Read U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic's advice on writing poetry. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html Six new poems selected by former Poet Laureate Billy Collins are now available through Poetry 180. Look for a "New" icon next to each poem's title. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/charlessimic/ Use this guide to locate resources related to Charles Simic on the Library of Congress website and elsewhere on the Web. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-154.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has announced the appointment of Charles Simic to be the Library’s 15th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/poetpoem.html "The Poet and the Poem" is an ongoing series of live poetry interviews at the Library of Congress. Listen to sixteen new audio webcasts from the series, including interviews with Louise Glück, Jane Hirshfield, and current U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/jefferson.html Learn about the poetic endeavors of Thomas Jefferson and other presidents of the United States through this National Poetry Month feature on the Library's Wise Guide. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/bynner.html On March 13, Poet Laureate Donald Hall chose Laurie Lamon and David Tucker for the 2007 Witter Bynner Fellowships. Learn more about these emerging poets on the Library's new Witter Bynner Web page.