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Jul. 26, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Sunday’s Poem: “Common Ground” by Paul J. Willis, from Visiting Home. Sunday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of Irish ...
07/26/09

Jul. 25, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Saturday’s Poem: “The Miracle of Bubbles” by Barbara Goldberg, from Cautionary Tales. Saturday’s Literary Notes: It’s the ...
07/25/09

Jul. 24, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Friday’s Poem: “Miles: Prince of Darkness” by Philip S. Bryant, from Stompin’ at The Grand Terrace: A Jazz Memoir in Verse. ...
07/24/09

Jul. 23, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Thursday’s Poem: “Soundings” by Joyce Sutphen, from Naming the Stars. Thursday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of crime ...
07/23/09

Jul. 22, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Wednesday’s Poem: “Fault” by Ron Koertge, from Geography of the Forehead. Wednesday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of ...
07/22/09

Jul. 21, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Tuesday’s Poem: “Advice to Young Poets” by Martín Espada, from The Republic of Poetry. Tuesday’s Literary Notes: It was on this ...
07/21/09

Jul. 20, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Monday’s Poem: “Money” by John Updike, from Americana and Other Poems. Monday’s Literary Notes: It was on this day in 1798 that ...
07/20/09

Jul. 19, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Sunday’s Poem: “Respite” by Jane Hirshfield, from The Lives of the Heart. Sunday’s Literary Notes: It was on this day in 1799 that ...
07/19/09

Jul. 18, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Saturday’s Poem: “Cantaloupe” by Lee Robinson, from Hearsay. Saturday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of journalist Hunter S. ...
07/18/09

Jul. 17, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Friday’s Poem: “Sober Song” by Barton Sutter, from Farwell to the Starlight in Whiskey. Friday’s Literary Notes: It’s the ...
07/17/09

Jul. 16, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Thursday’s Poem: “Milk” by Barton Sutter, from Farwell to the Starlight in Whiskey. Thursday’s Literary Notes: It was on this day ...
07/16/09

Jul. 15, 2009: The Writer's Almanac

Wednesday’s Poem: “Blue Suburban” by Howard Nemerov, from The Selected Poems of Howard Nemerov. Wednesday’s Literary Notes: It was ...
07/15/09