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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Happy 100th birthday to James Merrill. We are proud to house the James Merrill Papers in special collections. To celebrate and honor Merrill's centennial, the Stonington Literary Festival will take place on October 2-4. www.jamesmerrillhouse.org/stonington-l...

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Stonington Literary Festival 2026 | James Merrill Centennial

Stonington Literary Festival is a multi-day celebration of literature, music, and community honoring poet James Merrill’s centennial in Stonington, CT.

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Tonight! WashU Professor & National Book Critics Circle Award-winning poet, Mary Jo Bang celebrates the conclusion of her translation of Dante's "Divine Comedy." Presented by St. Louis County Library Foundation & @leftbankbooks.bsky.social. www.slcl.org/events/mary-...

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Mary Jo Bang | St. Louis County Library

The St. Louis County Library Foundation and Left Bank Books Present Award-winning Poet Mary Jo Bang Author of “Paradiso” Presented in Partnership with the Saint Louis Poetry Center

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

WashU Professor Mary Jo Bang discusses her translation of Dante's Paradiso with host Ari Shapiro @npr.org. With her final book from the epic, Bang translates the Divine Comedy into a contemporary idiom, making it relevant to a new generation of readers. www.npr.org/2025/07/10/n...

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Poet Mary Jo Bang reaches the end of her 20-year journey through Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

Poet Mary Jo Bang has spent the last two decades translating the three parts of Dante's Divine Comedy. Paradiso is the final installment and continues her style of lively, lyrical translation.

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

An interview with WashU professor Mary Jo Bang on translating Dante's Paradiso. The Mary Jo Bang Papers are an important part of our Modern Literature Collection at the WashU Libraries.

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An Interview with Mary Jo Bang on Translating Paradiso by Dante Alighieri - Asymptote Blog

I wanted my translation to honor Dante’s decision to write the poem in the vernacular instead of in literary Latin.

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

We are delighted to see unpublished fiction by William Gass from our archives in the pages of Revel No. 3 and a centenary tribute to the novelist and former WashU professor. WashU Libraries are home to the incredible and wide ranging William Gass Papers.

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

All Danforth Campus locations are closed on May 19 & 20 due to recent storm impacts and clean-up efforts. Updates on campus status and services will be available at emergency.washu.edu.

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@WASHUREADY #AREYOUREADY

WashU Emergency Management (EM) ensures that the university is well-prepared for different types of incidents by conducting training, demonstrations, and exercises.

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Students, librarians, and community members at WashU are participating in the Data Rescue Project to restore critical federal data. A great article in @stlpublicradio.bsky.social on the Data Rescue Project at WashU Libraries. www.stlpr.org/education/20...

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WashU staff and students work against the clock to preserve disappearing federal data

The Data Rescue Project at WashU is part of a national call to action to archive federal datasets before they potentially get removed by the Trump administration.

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Happy Earth Day! 💚 To celebrate Earth Day on April 22, WashU Libraries highlight newly acquired and recently published books on environmentalism, nature, climate change, and more. Happy reading! library.washu.edu/news/earth-d...

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Earth Day: A Selection of Books on the Environment - WashU Libraries

To celebrate Earth Day on April 22, WashU Libraries are highlighting newly acquired and recently published books on environmentalism, nature, climate change, and more. The books are available at WashU...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Performance artist Tim Youd will retype late novelist & WashU professor Stanley Elkin's 1971 novel, "The Dick Gibson Show" on WashU student radio station KWUR. Youd will interview Joel Minor, curator of our Modern Literature Collection, home to the Stanley Elkin Papers.

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Novel approach: Performance artist types Elkin’s 'The Dick Gibson Show' live on KWUR

As part of his “100 Novels Project,” performance artist Tim Youd is retyping, word for word, “The Dick Gibson Show,” Stanley Elkin’s novel about a late-night disc jockey, on KWUR, the student radio st...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Happy National Poetry Month! Poet & WashU Professor Mary Jo Bang discusses the future of poetry archives in the digital age as part of our Born-Digital Poetry Project, which strives to prevent the loss of creative practices when materials only exist in digital form. library.washu.edu/news/mary-jo...

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Mary Jo Bang Reflects on Poetry in the Digital Age - WashU Libraries

What is the future of poetry archives in the digital era? What actions can we take toward preventing future losses of these archives in a rapidly evolving digital landscape—especially when dealing wit...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

We have a delightful children's book exhibit at Olin Library. The exhibition celebrates and helps visitors share memories of their favorite children's books. All 50 award-winning titles on display were recently added to our collections.

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Join us at our monthly virtual Book club, where we will discuss Cities of Women by Kathleen B. Jones. Book Club will begin with a showcase of illuminated manuscripts from our rare books collections, followed by a discussion of the book. March 26, 3-4 pm on Zoom. library.washu.edu/events/citie...

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Cities of Women - WashU Libraries

Join us for virtual book club, where we will discuss Cities of Women by Kathleen B. Jones. Verity Frazier, a disillusioned history professor sets out to prove that the artist responsible for the illum...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We are delighted to highlight cookbooks from our collections during the Holy Month of Ramadan. From "Scheherazade's Feasts" to "The Gaza Kitchen" our collections contain a delectable spread of Middle Eastern cookbooks. library.wustl.edu/news/collect...

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Collection Highlight: Cookbooks for Ramadan - WashU Libraries

Did you know there are cookbooks in the library? Try searching the catalog to inspire your next culinary adventure! We have a wide array of ebooks that you can access conveniently from home, or explor...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Happy Women's History Month! Our digital exhibition "A Celebration of Women at WashU" celebrates the achievements of women at WashU that have long marked the university's history and its traditions of excellence in research, teaching, and service. uaexhibits.omeka.net/exhibits/sho...

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University Archives, Washington University in St. Louis | Introduction · Celebrating Women

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

An important @datarescueproject.org event at WashU Libraries brought together students, faculty & community members to archive and rescue vital federal data reports and websites that had gone missing. It made the front page of @stltoday.com!

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

WashU Libraries are participating in nationwide initiatives to rescue and make accessible disappearing federal data. Join us for the Data Rescue event on February 27 & 28 in John M. Olin Library at WashU. See below for details: library.wustl.edu/events/data-...

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Data Rescue: Call to Action at WashU - WashU Libraries

WashU Libraries are participating in nationwide initiatives to rescue and make accessible disappearing federal data. Access to federal data is important for researchers and students, including here at...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

A new cache of 513 letters by renowned poet Howard Nemerov has arrived at our Modern Lit. Collection. The letters from Nemerov to his secret lover Joan Coale were gifted to WashU Libraries by Coales's family. Read the story of this remarkable donation. source.washu.edu/2025/02/surp...

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Surprising donation of 513 letters opens window into life of late US poet laureate Nemerov

Washington University in St. Louis Libraries has received a remarkable gift of 513 letters by U.S. poet laureate Howard Nemerov from a surprising source — the family of Nemerov’s lover. For two decade...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Feb. 27 at Olin Library! Join the International Writers Series for a reading and discussion with 2025 Max Kade Visiting Writer Antje Rávik Strubel. Strubel is an award-winning German author, and her most recent novel Blaue Frau (Blue Woman) won the German Book Prize in 2021. Sign up:

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Antje Rávik Strubel Reading - WashU Libraries

Join the International Writers Series for a reading and discussion with 2025 Max Kade Visiting Writer Antje Rávik Strubel. Strubel is an award-winning German author, and her most recent novel Blaue Fr...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The Freedom Suits exhibition and events tell the extraordinary history of people who sued for freedom from enslavement in 19th-century Missouri. Historian Kelly Schmidt's research with our archives sheds light on the story of LeCompte & her legal battle for freedom. library.wustl.edu/news/freedom...

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Freedom Suits and the Story of Aspasia LeCompte - WashU Libraries

As a reparative public historian, Kelly Schmidt works with archives to bring to light the forgotten histories of enslaved people and explore the relationships between slavery and institutions in the S...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

The Guadalajara International Book Fair is one of Latin America's most important celebrations of literature and culture. Our subject librarian Lino Mioni talks about his experiences at the fair and building a collection of Latin American literature at WashU. library.wustl.edu/news/washu-l...

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WashU Libraries at the Guadalajara International Book Fair - WashU Libraries

Each year, by the end of November, the city of Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, becomes the epicenter of the Spanish-speaking literary and publishing world. The Feria International del Li...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

We have 6 exhibitions currently on view at the John M. Olin Library. "Stanley and Joan Elkin's Artistic Kingdom" exhibits renowned writer and former WashU professor Stanley Elkin's manuscripts & letters and his wife Joan's paintings. library.wustl.edu/exhibitions/...

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WashULibraries @washulibraries.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

We are excited to make our debut on #BlueSky during #BlackHistoryMonth. The Freedom Suits exhibition at our John M. Olin Library tells the extraordinary history of people who sued for freedom from enslavement in the 19th century. Free and open to all.

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