Melville House Books

Our newest poet laureate, Kay Ryan, gave her inaugural reading at the Library of Congress last Thursday, and you can watch it here. If you’ve ever wondered what previous awards she’s won, Librarian of Congress James Billington notes that she’s won too many to list, then helpfully lists every one, slowly, in his introduction.

Dennis Johnson is the founder of MobyLives, and the co-founder and co-publisher of Melville House.