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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 2, 2022

Posted on September 2, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of the Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil: Guy Laliberté, 1959. He said: “I am blessed for what I have, but I believed in it from the beginning. Today, the dream is the same: I still want to travel, I still want to entertain, and I most certainly still want to have fun.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, September 1 2022

Posted on September 1, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1773 20-year-old Phillis Wheatley published “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.” It was the first book of poetry published by an African-American.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Posted on August 31, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

“Falling short of perfection is a process that just never stops.” The words of William Shawn, longtime editor of The New Yorker, born on this day in 1907.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Posted on August 30, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Russian journalist Anna Stepanova Politkovskaya, author of “Putin’s Russia” and “A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya” was born on this day in 1958 in New York City to Ukrainian Diplomats. She was murdered October 7, 2006 by hired assassins. The person who contracted the killing has never been identified

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, August 29, 2022

Posted on August 29, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the 70th birthday of Author Karen Hesse. Her work is oriented towards young adults and children, and often brings history into the story. She won the Newbery Medal for “Out of the Dust” in 1997.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, August 28, 2022

Posted on August 28, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of poet Rita Dove (1952). She grew up in an educated and literary African American family. She said, “All I ever wanted to do was write the best damn poem that I could write — a poem that was true and honest and the very best I could write artistically and linguistically.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, August 27, 2022

Posted on August 27, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

“Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.” –Georg Hegel, philosopher, born on this day in 1770.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, August 26, 2022

Posted on August 26, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Roman Catholic nun and missionary Mother Teresa was born on this day in Macedonia, 1910. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She accepted the award, but asked that they cancel the gala dinner and donate the money to charity. The committee asked her what people should do to promote peace and she answered, “Go home and love your family.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, August 25, 2022

Posted on August 25, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Brian Moore, a novelist born in Ireland (1921) and of the American poet Charles Wright (1935.) Also, on this day in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the act that established the National Park Service.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Posted on August 24, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Poet and short-story writer Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on this day in 1899. By 1955 he was completely blind. He said, “I speak of God’s splendid irony in granting me at once 800,000 books and darkness,.”

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