Kay Ryan Named America’s Poet
July 17, 2008
I only vaguely remember hearing the name Kay Ryan and the word poet together before this morning. When i saw the news that she was named Poet Laureate of The United States, I first got excited that I recognized her name. I enjoy poetry, at least some of it, but it usually isn’t among my top reading choices. The little bits I read and heard online have inspired me though to head for the library today.
NEW YORK: Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described “modern hermit,” will soon be going to Washington.
The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared to Emily Dickinson’s, will succeed Charles Simic as the 16th U.S. poet laureate, starting in the fall. The appointment lasts for one year and comes with a $35,000 salary, plus $5,000 for travel and a “splendid office,” according to Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.
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