Related Resources at the Library
Poetry
"Under a cherry tree / I found a robin's egg..." Phillis
Levin
Read this poem
|| Poet Laureate Kay Ryan ||
- Invitation from Kay Ryan
to May 7 event
(see News and Events) - About Kay Ryan
- Read Kay Ryan's Poem "Turtle"
- Online Resources
- Past Poets Laureate
|| 2009 Witter Bynner Fellows ||
- Christina Davis and Mary Szybist are the 12th 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 at the 2008 National Book Festival
SPEAKER: Kay Ryan
EVENT DATE: September 27, 2008
RUNNING TIME: 1 hour, 3 minutes, 29 seconds
|| Poetry News and Events ||
April 28 - Ellen Bass, author of Mules of Love and The Human Line, reads at 6:45, Montpelier Room.
May 7 - Poet Laureate Kay Ryan closes the Literary Season at 6:45 p.m. with a reading in the Coolidge Auditorium, where the Poetry Consultants and Laureates have traditionally read. You are invited to attend this free reading in the space where famous poetic voices from the past silently echo in the Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, SE, Washington DC 20540. Come join us for this celebratory evening. Information: 202- 707-5394/ 202-707-1308.
