From the Catbird Seat: Poetry from the Library of Congress

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.