19th U.S. Poet Laureate Named: Natasha Trethewey
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The newest U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry was announced as Natasha Trethewey, author of the award-winning collection Native Guard.
Last week, I was able to head into Washington, D.C., to the Library of Congress with a friend and see Trethewey give the inaugural reading for the literary season. She read from her latest collection, Thrall.
There is nothing like hearing a poet read from their own collection to make you want to buy it and read it for yourself and see the words drape the page. If you're interested, here are my impressions of the event.