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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 19, 2021

Posted on September 19, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1819 that 24-year-old John Keat wrote the ode “To Autumn.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 18, 2021

Posted on September 18, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1870, the “Old Faithful” geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming was discovered by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 17, 2021

Posted on September 17, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of poet William Carlos Williams (1883) who said, “A poem is a complete little universe.” We feature his poem “Pastoral.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, September 16, 2021

Posted on September 16, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on this day in New York City (1924). She met Humphrey Bogart in the 1944 movie “To Have and Have Not” and later married him.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Posted on September 15, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Agatha Christie (1890). In the World Wars she worked at a hospital dispensary; this gave her a knowledge of drugs that she later used in her murder mysteries.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Posted on September 14, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.” – Margaret Sanger, born this day in 1879. Founder of Planned Parenthood.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, September 13, 2021

Posted on September 13, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.”– Clara Schumann, pianist and composer. Born Clara Wieck on this day in 1819.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 12, 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Irène Joliot-Curie, daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, was born in Paris on this day 1897. Like her mother, she won a Nobel Prize for her work with radioactive elements, and like her mother, she died of leukemia as a result of that work.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 11, 2021

Posted on September 11, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Twenty years ago 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes intending to crash them into New York’s World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and The White House. Three out of four-hit their targets and nearly 3000 people lost their lives.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 10, 2021

Posted on September 10, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Poet Mary Oliver was born on this day 1935. “One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear. It mustn’t be fancy.” She must have been right, as her poetry was consistently on the Best Sellers lists.

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