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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Posted on August 3, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

“Much of our lives involves the word ‘no.’ In school we are mostly told, ‘Don’t do it this way. Do it that way.’ But art is the big yes. In art, you get a chance to make something where there was nothing.” — Marvin Bell, poet, born on this day in 1937.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Posted on August 2, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1932, American physicist Carl Anderson discovered the first physical evidence of the existence of antimatter. He would later win the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the antimater particle, the positron.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, August 1, 2022

Posted on August 1, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1818, Maria Mitchell was born in Massachusetts. She is the first acknowledged female astronomer, the first woman to earn an advanced degree, and the first female faculty member at Vassar College.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, July 31, 2022

Posted on July 31, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Author Kim Addonizio celebrates her 68th birthday today. When she was asked about the creative process, she said: “What I’ve learned is simple: if you nurture it, it will expand, and it will nurture you in return. I have also learned that it is a kind of salvation. Sometimes it’s more than enough and sometimes it’s not enough — by that I mean one’s own creativity. If you can truly tap in to the creative process, you know it’s there all the time, and then you probably don’t need saving.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 30, 2022

Posted on July 30, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Emily Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, on this day in 1818. Her only novel “Wuthering Heights” is a hugely popular classic. Her poetry was published posthumously by her sister Charlotte.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 29, 2022

Posted on July 29, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Poet Stanley Kunitz was born on this day in 1905. He was appointed the United States poet laureate when he was 95 years old. He died at the age of 100.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, July 28, 2022

Posted on July 28, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of John Ashbery. Born in 1927, he won nearly every American award for poetry, including a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and a MacArthur “Genius” grant.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Posted on July 27, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Indian novelist Bharati Mukherjee, was born on this day in 1940. She said: “As a bookish child in Calcutta, I used to thrill to the adventures of bad girls whose pursuit of happiness swept them outside the bounds of social decency. Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Emma Bovary, and Anna Karenina lived large in my imagination.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Posted on July 26, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

“Most of one’s life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself from thinking.” said by Aldous Huxley, the author of “A Brave New World” who was born on this day in 1894.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, July 25, 2022

Posted on July 25, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

The first commercial telegraph machine was demonstrated on this day in 1837, marking the beginning of a huge change in communication and information access.

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