<p>The Library’s Sheryl Cannady talks with poet Charles Wright, who discusses the work and experience of serving as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. Wright was named Poet Laureate in 2014 and served to 2015, and is the author of 24 collections of poems.</p>

The Library’s Sheryl Cannady talks with poet Charles Wright, who discusses the work and experience of serving as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. Wright was named Poet Laureate in 2014 and served to 2015, and is the author of 24 collections of poems.

Charles Wright on Being the Poet Laureate

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Charles Wright on Being the Poet Laureate

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