April is National Poetry Month and UVA Library is pleased to announce that poet MaKshya Tolbert, the inaugural Art in Library Spaces Artist-in-Residence, will deliver a talk on place-based poetics and creative process on April 18. Tolbert was one of five winners of the 2024 National Poetry Series competition; her first collection, “Shade is a place,” will be released by Penguin Books in October.
The Virginia Festival of the Book, an annual celebration of reading Virginia Humanities hosts under the umbrella of the Virginia Center for the Book, kicks off March 20.
William Dozier, a 2018 English and media studies graduate, launched his online reading recommendation presence in August of 2022.
A study in the journal Scientific Reports suggests readers like AI-generated poems more than those written by poets like Sylvia Plath and T.S. Eliot.
The University professor’s latest book examines what it means to linguistically inherit a colonial legacy.
In light of the intimate familiarity that these Language House residents have with languages and cultures outside of English and the U.S., they serve as the perfect sources for foreign-language literature recommendations.
The poet, multimedia artist and University MFA graduate finds ongoing inspiration in the local canopy.
If you’re still wondering what to ask your loved ones for this holiday season, the University of Virginia Library staff is here to help.
Book-loving adventures over five decades inspired a California couple to make a $3.1 million donation to Rare Book School at the University of Virginia, the largest donation in its history.
Let’s Circle Back is a corporate storytelling game and prompt deck that’s designed to break the ice with new employees or enhance the workplace culture within a veteran staff.
The exhibition, titled “Anne Spencer: I Am Here!” showcases the life and work of Lynchburg poet Anne Spencer.
This scary season, if you find yourself on a midnight dreary without a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore to ponder, the University of Virginia Library has recommendations for you.
