Library of Congress appoints Arthur Sze to a second 1-year term as US poet laureate - AP News
Todd Blanche was named acting librarian by the White House following the removal of Carla Hayden.
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The Library of Congress appointed poet Arthur Sze to a second one-year term, and Sze said he plans to take his poetry-and-translation project to multiple cities. The article places the appointment in the context of leadership changes at the library after President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden.
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