Poetry Home Page
OVERVIEW
The Library's poetry home page is
the primary resource for finding poetry-related information on the Library's
web site. The major features accessible through the poetry home page are listed
below.
Poetry Page Resources
National Projects of U.S. Poets Laureate
Several
recent Poets Laureate have created national projects during their terms
designed to increase the visibility and appreciation of
poetry in
the United
States. These projects are:
American
Life in Poetry
American Life
in Poetry provides newspapers and online publications with
a free weekly column featuring contemporary
American poems.
Poetry
180
A project created
by Billy Collins to make it easy for high school students
to hear or read a poem
on each of the 180 days of the school year.
Favorite
Poem Project
The Favorite Poem Project was designed for
Americans to share their favorite poems. The Favorite Poem
Project web site includes 50 short video documentaries showcasing
individual Americans reading and speaking personally
about poems they love.
Poetry
Events
A schedule of
upcoming poetry readings, lectures, and other events held at the
Library.
Poetry Prizes
Learn about
the Bobbitt
National Prize for Poetry and Witter
Bynner Fellowships. Lists of current and past recipients
are included. Also review the featured page on the 2007 Witter Bynner Fellows.
Poet
Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress
Learn the history behind
the position of United States Poet Laureate. Brief
biographies of the current
Poet Laureate as
well as former Poets Laureate are
available.
Poetry & Literature
Center
The Poetry & Literature Center is the home of the
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress.
Read about its history and activities.
Archive
of Recorded Poetry & Literature
Begun
in 1943 when Allen Tate was Consultant in Poetry to the Library,
the Archive
of Recorded Poetry and Literature
now contains recordings of over 2,000 poets reading their
own work. Learn how to listen to these recordings
at the Library of Congress.
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