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Film, Video National Poetry Month at the Library of Congress

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Title

  • National Poetry Month at the Library of Congress

Summary

  • Well-known Washington, D.C., poets Richard McCann and Kenny Carroll and young readers from Brightwood and Stanton elementary schools in the District participated in a National Poetry Month celebration. The children and the poets read poems from a new anthology, "How to Eat a Poem: Smorgasboard of Tasty and Delicious Poems for Young Readers," which was distributed at the event. Recently published by the Academy of American Poets and the American Poetry and Literacy Project, the anthology includes dozens of poems that appeal to readers of all ages.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2006-04-27.

Headings

  • -  Literature
  • -  Performing Arts, Music

Notes

  • -  Classification: Fine Arts.
  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Richard McCann, Kenny Carroll.
  • -  Recorded on 2006-04-27.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687766

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office. National Poetry Month at the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-27, 2006. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687766/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office, S. B. (2006) National Poetry Month at the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-27. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687766/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office. National Poetry Month at the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-27, 2006. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687766/>.