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From 1978 to 1980, he was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, the position which in 1985 became the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. He has the distinction of being the first gay poet to receive this honor. [citation needed] In 1983, Meredith suffered a stroke and was immobilized for two years.
Kumin profile and poems written and audio, Poetry Archive; Maxine Kumin: a reading from the 2010 Key West Literary Seminar (15:45) Kumin at American Modern Poetry; Christian Science Monitor interview; Maxine Kumin's Official Web Site; Maxine Kumin and Wesley McNair Poems read by the authors in a 75-minute video from the U.S. Library of Congress.
Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952) is an American poet and essayist.From 1993 to 1995, she served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. ...
This Tilted World Is Where I Live: New and Selected Poems 1962-2020, Louisiana State University Press, 2020.ISBN 978-0-8071-7177-6; Crooked Run, Louisiana State University Press, 2006.
Karl Jay Shapiro (November 10, 1913 – May 14, 2000) was an American poet.He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945 for his collection V-Letter and Other Poems. [1]
Collectively, the poets laureate have brought more than 2,000 poets and authors to the Library to read for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Each consultant has brought a different emphasis to the position. [4] Maxine Kumin started a popular series of poetry workshops for women at the Library of Congress.
The records were finally opened to the public in 1947. [ 6 ] While the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection of Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress is the largest single repository collection of Lincoln documents, thousands of other items are located in public and private repositories around the world.
Robert Hayden was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Ruth and Asa Sheffey, who separated before his birth.He was taken in by a foster family next door, Sue Ellen Westerfield and William Hayden, and grew up in the Detroit neighborhood called "Paradise Valley". [2]