Nohemi—A Song for Paris

Nohemi—A Song for Paris

The following is a guest blog by Juan Felipe Herrera, the 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. Nohemi Gonzalez is seen in a photo posted to Facebook by Strate-Ecole de Design. Sometimes all we have is the little song in our...

Documenting California Sounds and Communities

The following post was written by Cathy Kerst from the Library’s American Folklife Center (AFC), and originally appeared on the AFC’s Folklife Today blog. Documenting California Sounds and Communities: The Story of Migration and Settlement from the New...
PLC Staff Spotlight: Anya Creightney

PLC Staff Spotlight: Anya Creightney

The following is a guest post by Anya Creightney, programs specialist for the Poetry and Literature Center. It is with much joy that I join the Poetry and Literature Center and now introduce myself on “From the Catbird Seat.” I am an editor by trade,...