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The Minnesota Historical Society preserves and makes available a wide range of materials chronicling Minnesota's history and culture. The goals of the Collections Department are to collect and preserve; provide access and interpretation; and engage in education and outreach. This blog is a tool to share these stories and let people know what is happening in the department.
Happy World Poetry Day
World Poetry Day is this Sunday, March 21.
We have over 3,000 volumes of poetry in our Library collection of all types, topics, and quality.
The oldest one we have is a volume of Latin poetry, published in 1570. Its title is:
llvstrivm poëtarvm flores / per Octavianum Mirandulam collecti, & in locos communes digesti
In English this translates as, "The Flowers of Famous Poets, Collected by Octavianus Mirandula, & Separated into Common Sections." Flowers likely is a sort of "best of" idea.