Thank you Peter Michael Dedes for this deep dive into the mysteries of #storytelling, psychology and #fairytales. Click on the blog post to access link. Listen here.
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I’m driving with my puppy, Sophie, on my lap. I push her off. I’m too close to the car ahead of me. I’m struggling to find the brake, afraid we’re heading for a crash. How would Swiss psychologist Carl Jung (1875-1961) interpret this dream? Would he note that “Sophie” comes…
Farewell to the Catbird Seat Blog
At the start of 2012, we kicked off this blog, “From the Catbird Seat: Poetry and Literature at the Library of Congress.” Eleven years and several hundred posts later, we have reached a bittersweet (mostly sweet!) moment of transition. This is the final post of this particular blog, but it…
Highlighting the History of Black Writers at the Library of Congress
The first poetry reading at the Library of Congress took place on November 8, 1897, a mere week after the Library relocated from the U.S. Capitol to its new standalone home, the Thomas Jefferson Building. The reading was given by a 25-year-old Black Library employee who also happened to be…
World Read Aloud Day: Celebrate with Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Today, February 1st, is World Read Aloud Day. This global effort created by LitWorld (a Library of Congress Literacy Award Honoree) and sponsored by Scholastic “call[s] attention to the importance of sharing stories by challenging participants to grab a book, find an audience, and read-aloud!” This may not be the…
From the Laureate: Un Fandango por la Lectura
The following is a guest post from Ada Limón, the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. The Fandango presenters and audience in el Salón de la Tesorería de Palacio Nacional. (Photo: Lucas Marquardt) In the beginning of this year, I had one of the most…