LibGuides: Poetry: Home

Welcome to the Poetry Library Guide!

This guide was created by librarians at TCC to inform and inspire you to read, write, and listen to poetry!

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Current U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limon

Ada Limón, 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Photo credit: Shawn Miller - Library of Congress

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed Ada Limón as the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress on July 12, 2022 and reappointed her for a historic two-year second term on April 24, 2023. Limón’s second term will begin in September 2023 and conclude in April 2025.

For more information about Ada Limon, go to the Library of Congress's page

Past U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo: Inaugural Reading as U.S. Poet Laureate

Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and was named the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States in 2019. On April 30, 2020, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed Harjo to a second term in the position. She was succeeded by Ada Limon.
Joy Harjo Resource Guide from Library of Congress
Official Site of Joy Harjo