<p>This episode, the second in a special three-part series, chronicles Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith&#8217;s travels to rural South Carolina in February 2018 as a pilot for her second-year project, &#8220;American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities.&#8221; Rob Casper of the Poetry and Literature Center will reflect on the trip along with Tracy K. Smith, Congressman James Clyburn, and Ruth Franklin.</p><p>For more about this episode, visit the <a href="http://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/">From the Catbird Seat blog</a>. Learn even more about &#8220;American Conversations&#8221; by visiting the <a href="/programs/poetry-and-literature/poet-laureate/poet-laureate-projects/american-conversations-celebrating-poems-in-rural-communities/">project online</a>.</p>

From the Catbird Seat: Poetry from the Library of Congress

Library of Congress

Making “American Conversations”: Part 2

JAN 31, 201930 MIN
From the Catbird Seat: Poetry from the Library of Congress

Making “American Conversations”: Part 2

JAN 31, 201930 MIN

Description

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.

For more about this episode, visit the From the Catbird Seat blog. Learn even more about “American Conversations” by visiting the project online.