Poetry Events http://loc.gov/ To provide the public information about poetry readings, lectures, symposia, and other poetry events held at or sponsored by the Library of Congress. This feed will be distinct from the poetry news feed, which has already been approved and will not include event listings. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:51:02 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mark Strand and Charles Wright to Read at the Library of Congress on April 24 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. Bob Hicok and Charles Wright, 2008 Bobbitt National Poetry Prize Winners, to Read at Library 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. Library of Congress to Celebrate Academy of American Poets' "Poem in Your Pocket Day" 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. Library of Congress To Host An Afternoon Of Spanish Poetry 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. The Library of Congress and NEA to Host an Evening of Russian Poetry, April 7 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. Poets Li-Young Lee and David Kirby to read at the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html Reading takes place February 7, 6:45 p.m., Montpelier Room, 6th Floor, James Madison Building. W.S. Merwin, Winner of the Bobbitt Poetry Prize, Will Read, Oct. 31 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. 2007 National Book Festival Features Poet Laureate, Award-Winning Poets 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. Announcing the Fall Literary Season at the Library of Congress 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. Award-Winning Poets to Participate in the 2007 National Book Festival 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. Poets Dolores Kendrick and Philip Levine to Read at Library on May 24 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. First-Ever Joint Reading By U.S. and British Poets Laureate on May 10 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.