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This episode, the third and final in a special three-part series, chronicles Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith's travels to rural Kentucky in March 2018 as a pilot for her second-year project, 'American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities.' Rob Casper of the Poetry and Literature Center will reflect on the trip with help from Phillip Justice, Ashton Ricketts, and Maurice Manning. We'll also hear clips from one of Tracy K. Smith's Kentucky events, and close out the podcast series with reflections from Anya Creightney and our poet laureate herself.

This episode, the second in a special three-part series, chronicles Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith's travels to rural South Carolina in February 2018 as a pilot for her second-year project, "American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities." Rob Casper of the Poetry and Literature Center will reflect on the trip along with Tracy K. Smith, Congressman James Clyburn, and Ruth Franklin.

This episode, the first in a special three-part series, chronicles Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith's travels to rural New Mexico in January 2018 as a pilot for her second-year project, "American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities." Anya Creightney of the Poetry and Literature Center will reflect on the trip, and we'll hear from a few of the folks our poet laureate met on the road.

Mairead Farrell is back to discuss Pirate's Ahoy!  The Children's Literature Center at Frostburg State University is hosting this very popular annual event on July 13, 2016 from 9:30am-12:30pm in Frostburg Maryland. It will sure to inspire creativity and imagination in children of all ages and dressing up is encouraged. Mairead is in charge of this event and she has enjoyed planning it. This will be her last with the University before heading back to Ireland to teach.  So.. get your costumes ready, walk the plank, and dive into a world of fun! 

June 18, 2015. A group of publishers in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literature were featured in an LGBT event sponsored by the Library's Poetry & Literature Center and Rare Book and Special Collections Division. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6867

The Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division and Poetry and Literature Center in partnership with The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa hosted a reading and book signing with Award-winning Nigerian Novelist Helon Habila The author read excerpts from his novel "Oil On Water" and discussed his new anthology "The Granta Book of the African Short Story". For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5550.