News From the Colby College Libraries

Natasha Trethewey U.S. Poet Laureate, 2012- Photograph © Nancy Crampton

On June 7, 2012, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced the appointment of Natasha Trethewey as the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.

“Natasha Trethewey is an outstanding poet/historian in the mold of Robert Penn Warren, our first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Her poems dig beneath the surface of history—personal or communal, from childhood or from a century ago—to explore the human struggles that we all face.”  –Dr. Billington

To learn more about Natasha Trethewey, visit the outstanding web guide created by Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress.