The Poetry and Literature Center administers the series and is the home of the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, a position that has existed since 1936, when the late Archer M. Huntington endowed the Chair of Poetry at the Library of Congress. Since then, many of the nation's most eminent poets have served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress and, after the passage of Public Law 99-194 (December 20, 1985), as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. The Poet Laureate suggests authors to read in the literary series, plans other special literary events during the reading season, and usually introduces the programs.Writer and photographer Thad Koza will discuss Tall Ships: The Fleet for the 21st Century at the Library of Congress on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. The lecture and slide show is cosponsored by the Library of Congress's Humanities and Social Sciences Division and the National Maritime Heritage Foundation.
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