Cancellations From Library of Congress

Poetry & Literature: News & Events from the Library of Congress. Spring Event Postponements/Cancellations On Thursday, March 12, the Library of Congress closed all Library buildings to the public until April 1. On Tuesday, March 17, the Library announced that all public events are canceled until May 11 to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19 coronavirus. Whenever possible, the Library will reschedule the public programs that have been canceled. Please read the Library's public statement, and see the Poetry and Literature Center's event updates below. Thursday, March 19, 7:00 PM NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PRESENTS JEFFREY ROSEN AND DAHLIA LITHWICK This event has been CANCELED. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Author Jeffrey Rosen will discuss his new book, Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty and Law, with Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor at Slate. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Law Library of Congress and presented in partnership with National Book Festival Presents. Location: LJ-119, first floor, Thomas Jefferson Building <view map> Contact: specialevents@loc.gov Thursday, April 2, 7:00 PM NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PRESENTS RICHARD FORD This event has been POSTPONED to a later date.Note: Once a date has been confirmed, the Library of Congress will alert all those who registered for the original event date via their email addresses. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to seeing you, your family and friends very soon. In an event titled “A Good Story Knows No Borders,” Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner Richard Ford will give a talk about the universality of fiction as well as participate in a discussion with his German translator, Frank Heibert. The discussion will be moderated by Library of Congress Literary Director Marie Arana. This event is free and open to the public. Presented in partnership with National Book Festival Presents. Location: Coolidge Auditorium, ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building <view map> Contact: specialevents@loc.gov Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 PM LIFE OF A POET: KIMIKO HAHN This event has been POSTPONED to a later date.Note: Once a date has been confirmed, Hill Center will alert all those who registered for the original event date via their email addresses. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to seeing you, your family and friends very soon. Poet Kimiko Hahn will discuss her work with Ron Charles, book critic at The Washington Post. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by Hill Center and The Washington Post. Location: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE) Contact: poetry@loc.gov  Thursday, April 30, 7:00 PM NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PRESENTS JOY HARJO This event has been CANCELED. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Joy Harjo will participate in her closing event as the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate, which will include a moderated discussion and special musical performance. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Library’s American Folklife Center and Music Division, and presented in partnership with National Book Festival Presents. Location: Coolidge Auditorium, ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building <view map> Contact: specialevents@loc.gov Thursday, May 7, 7:00 PM NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PRESENTS JOHN HESSLER This event has been POSTPONED to a later date.Note: Once a date has been confirmed, the Library of Congress will alert all those who registered for the original event date via their email addresses. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward  to seeing you, your family and friends very soon. John Hessler, specialist in the Library of Congress’ Geography and Map division and author of the best-seller MAP: Exploring the World, will discuss his new book on pre-Columbian cultures, Collecting for the New World. This event is free and open to the public. Presented in partnership with National Book Festival Presents. Location: LJ-119, first floor, Thomas Jefferson Building  Contact: specialevents@loc.gov For more information about upcoming events, please visit  the Poetry and Literature Center's website.

Food For Thought

I have several millenials in my world. In a group discussion the question of the urgency for this virus was posted. I received an article that was the basis of some young people's question. If in your spare time you would like to read and respond to this article it would help.

                                                                     Article from CEDU.

Thanks and Be Safe  LJ Clark