Film, Video Poet Laureate Kay Ryan Opens the 2008 Literary Season
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- Poet Laureate Kay Ryan Opens the 2008 Literary Season
- Summary
- The Library of Congress fall literary season opened on Oct. 16 with a reading by Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Kay Ryan.
- Event Date
- October 16, 2008
- Notes
- - Kay Ryan, who was appointed to the laureateship by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington in July, is the author of six books of poetry. Her latest book is "The Niagara River" (2005).
- Related Resources
- Poetry at the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/poetry/
- Running Time
- 53 minutes
- Online Format
- video
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