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Poetry
"Today again I am hardly myself." Mary Oliver Read this poem
|| Poet Laureate Kay Ryan ||
|| 2008 Witter Bynner Fellows ||
- Matthew Thorburn and Monica Youn are the 11th annual Witter Bynner Fellows.
|| For Teachers & Students ||
Favorite Poem Project
Americans read and discuss their favorite poems ... a program from former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky.
American Life in Poetry
... a column on contemporary American poetry by former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser.
A poem a day for American high schools
... a program from former Poet Laureate Billy Collins.
|| Featured Poetry Webcast ||
TITLE: Kay Ryan reading at the Library of Congress
SPEAKER: Kay Ryan
EVENT DATE: November 1, 2001
RUNNING TIME: 27 minutes, 33 seconds
|| Poetry News and Events ||
October 2
A pre-season reading featuring poets Chris Agee and Sinéad Morrissey
to celebrate the publication of The New North:
Contemporary Poetry from Northern Ireland. Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for
the Arts, Wake Forest University Press, and the Poetry and Literature
Center, 7 p.m., Mumford Room, 6th Floor, Madison Building.
October 16
Poet Laureate Kay Ryan opens the literary season, 6:45 p.m., Mumford
Room, 6th floor, Madison Building.
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October 23
Jane Shore and Dabney Stuart read from their recent works, 6:45 p.m.,
Montpelier Room, 6th floor, Madison Building.
October 24
Matthew Thorburn and Monica Youn, winners of the 2008 Witter Bynner poetry fellowships
from the Library of Congress, will give a poetry reading in the Carol Huxley
Theater in the New York State Museum on Friday, October 24, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
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