Poetry & Literature Events 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. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:56:31 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Literary Birthday Celebration: Langston Hughes 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 International Literature: Odysseas Elytis and the Hispanic World 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 Kluge Center Resident Scholar Lecture - Sascha Pohlmann 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 Kluge Center Resident Scholar Lecture 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 Kluge Center Resident Scholar Lecture 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 Literary Birthday Celebration: Louisa May Alcott 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 Conversations with African Poets and Writers: Susan Kiguli 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 Witter Bynner Poetry Fellow Robert Bringhurst to Read in Seattle 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 Philip Levine to Give Inaugural Reading as Poet Laureate on Oct. 17 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. "Contemporary Poetry from China: A Reading and Discussion," Oct. 12 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. Birthday Celebration for American Poet John Berryman, Oct. 25 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. New Literary Series Highlights African Poets and Writers 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. Post-Independence African Literature: Ali Mazrui 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. Levine to Give Inaugural Reading as Poet Laureate Oct. 17 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. Poetry Traditions of Mexico and the U.S., Oct. 4 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. September Symposium on Brazilian Popular Literature 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. Emory Professor to Discuss Faulkner's Link to a Mid-1800s Plantation Diary 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. Yermiyahu Ahron Taub reads from his new book of poetry Tuesday, June 7 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. Final Poetry at Noon Reading of the Season on May 24 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. River of Words Environmental Poetry and Art Contest to Hold Event with Former Winners 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. Author Davi Walders discusses her new poetry book on May 12 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. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin Closes the Literary Season on May 4 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. Witter Bynner Fellows to Read at Library on April 21 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. April and May Poetry Events at the Library of Congress 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. Poets C. D. Wright and David Wagoner to Read, March 23 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. Poetry at Noon Readings on Feb. 15, March 15, April 19 and May 24 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. Upcoming Poetry Events at the Library of Congress 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. Eight U.S. Poets Laureate To Read at Library of Congress on Oct. 6 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. W.S. Merwin Named Poet Laureate 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. Poet Laureate Shares Creative Process Virtually 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. "It's Never Too Late for Love" Poetry Reading At Library of Congress on March 12 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. Two Prize-Winning Poets to Read at Library of Congress on Nov. 12 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. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan Will Launch Community College Poetry Project at Library of Congress Reading on Oct. 21 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. Poets Brigit Pegeen Kelly and J.D. McClatchy To Read at Library of Congress on April 2 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. Poet Laureate Chooses Christina Davis and Mary Szybist for 12th Annual Witter Bynner Award and Reading, Feb. 26 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. Poetry at Noon Reading with E. Ethelbert Miller 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. Symposium Marks 250th Anniversary of Robert Burns' Birth 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. Poetry at Noon Series Reading, Feburary 10 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. 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.