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Mark Strand | Audio from KWLS 2010

Acclaimed poet Mark Strand reads a selection of his work, from the 2010 Key West Literary Seminar.

Posted by Arlo Haskell on January 29, 2010 3:37 PM

One more look @ the 28th annual Key West Literary Seminar

Photo-caption highlights from "Clearing the Sill of the World," the 28th annual Key West Literary Seminar. An extraordinary literary event, which brought together seven U.S. Poets Laureate, as many winners of the Pulitzer Prize, up-and-coming poetic talents, and a truly remarkable audience of readers, writers, teachers, and poetry lovers of all stripe.

Posted by Arlo Haskell on January 28, 2010 3:43 AM

From the Curt Richter Studio @ KWLS 2010

Photographer Curt Richter partnered with the Key West Literary Seminar for the third consecutive year to continue work on his series of portraits of American writers. This is a sampling of the work Richter created.

Posted by Arlo Haskell on January 27, 2010 12:55 PM

KWLS 28 to Feature 7 U.S. Poets Laureate

<em>Clearing the sill of the world</em>, the 28th annual Key West Literary Seminar, will feature a cast of poets including seven past and present United States Poets Laureate. The office, appointed annually by the Librarian of Congress since 1937, exists to &quot;raise the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry,&quot; and serve as &quot;the nation's official lightning rod for the poetic impulse of Americans.&quot;

Posted by Arlo Haskell on February 20, 2009 5:39 PM