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Poet Laureate, Natasha Trethewey
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Natasha Trethewey to serve a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. She will follow previous multiyear laureates—such as Kay Ryan, Ted Kooser, and Billy Collins—and undertake a signature project: a regular feature on the PBS NewsHour Poetry Series.
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Natasha Trethewey's Poet Laureate Project: "Where Poetry Lives"
During her second term, the Laureate is participating in a series of reports with PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Brown, as part of the show's Poetry Series. These reports, in locations across the country, explore societal issues through poetry's focused lens. Learn more and view webcasts
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Mary Szybist Wins National Book Award
Congratulations to Mary Szybist, who has been awarded this year's National Book Award in poetry for her second book Incarnadine: Poems. Szybist was chosen in 2009 by Poet Laureate Kay Ryan as a co-recipient of the 12th annual Witter Bynner Fellowship.
Watch a webcast of Szybist's 2009 fellowship reading
This new series is part of the Center’s 75th Anniversary celebration. Through two features, “Poetry of American Identity” and “Poetry of American History,” leaders in the literary field explore how poetry connects to the following themes: immigration and migration, work and industry, social change, and peace and war.
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Interview Series
As part of the Poetry and Literature Center’s 75th Anniversary, this new series features emerging and established literary writers in a dynamic and thought-provoking conversation.
Author Cynthia Levinson on "The 1963 Birmingham Children's March"
Upcoming Events
April 10, 6:30 p.m.
LATINO POETRY: PIVOTAL VOICES, ERA OF TRANSITION. A lecture by Poet and critic Rigoberto Gonzalez. This event is free and open to the public.
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April 18, 12:00 Noon
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE. Spanish-Argentinian writer Andrés Neuman will read and discuss his forthcoming novel, Talking to Ourselves. Book sales and a signing will follow. This event is free and open to the public.
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April 22, 12:00 Noon
LITERARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: VLADIMIR NABOKOV. Authors Dinaw Mengestu and Azar Nafisi will celebrate the birthday of Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The event is free and open to the public.
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