Reading of selected poems

Authors

Kay Ryan, U.S. Poet LaureateFollow

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

11-5-2009

Publisher

Black Mountain Institute; Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs; Nevada Humanities

Abstract

The 2009 U.S. Poet Laureate gives the opening reading at the 2009 Vegas Valley Book Festival. Ryan's poetry collections include The Niagara River, Say Uncle, and Elephant Rocks. She has received fellowships from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation and was awarded the 2004 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.

Keywords

Oral interpretation of poetry; Poetry; American – History and criticism; Poets laureate

Disciplines

American Literature | Arts and Humanities | Literature in English, North America | Modern Literature

Language

English

Comments

Fifth Street School, Las Vegas

Video File size: 362 megabytes

Audio file size: 30.5 megabytes

Repository Citation

Ryan, K. (2009). Reading of selected poems.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/blackmountain_lectures_events/58