Library Connections Ruby B. Archie Public Library News, Programs, and Events March - April 2024 ory April is Poetry me n’ s H ist Wo Celebrating y M onths al P oe tr and Nation National Poetry Month was launched in 1996 by the In celebration of Women’s...
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Library Connections Ruby B. Archie Public Library News, Programs, and Events March - April 2024 ory April is Poetry me n’ s H ist Wo Celebrating y M onths al P oe tr and Nation National Poetry Month was launched in 1996 by the In celebration of Women’s History Month, Academy of American Poets and has been hailed as one which takes place in March, and National of the largest literary celebrations in the world. Poetry Month, which falls annually in April, the Be sure to celebrate at home with these collections staff at Ruby B. Archie Public Library would like that can be checked out from your local library. to highlight the works of local author Claudia Emerson (1957-2014). According to poets.org, Emerson, a Chatham native, served as the poet laureate of Virginia from 2008 to 2010. She published six books of poetry including The Opposite House which can be found at the library. She received many awards and accolades over her lifetime including the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, which she was
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