Natasha Trethewey

This week the Library of Congress announced who is to be the country’s next poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, and the internet lit up with the story and appreciation. Here is a sampling the news reports and a few other resources on Ms. Trethewey:

• The Library of Congress news release
• New York Times: New Laureate Looks Deep Into Memory
• NPR, story and audio
• From the Poetry Foundation, her bio and a sample of her work, including a number of podcasts
• Poets.org with a bio and work, including audio
• An earlier interview (2010) with the New Yorker
• From YouTube, “Why I Write: Natasha Trethewey on Poetry, History, and Social Justice” the 2010 Emory University Distinguished Faculty Lecture
• And the Wikipedia entry

We understand that Ms. Trethewey will be a part of the 2012 Dodge Poetry Festival in October.