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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 31, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 31, 2021

Today is the birthday of poet Kim Addonizio, born 1954. We feature her poem “High Desert, New Mexico.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 30, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 30, 2021

Author of “Wuthering Heights,” Emily Brontë was born on this day, 1818.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, July 29, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, July 29, 2021

Poet Stanley Kunitz was born on this day in 1905 in in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was appointed the poet laureate of the United States when he was 95 years old.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

“It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.” – Karl Popper, born 1902

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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, July 27, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, July 27, 2021

“When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.” –Hilaire Belloc, born 1870

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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, July 26, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, July 26, 2021

“The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: That’s the essence of inhumanity.” –George Bernard Shaw, born 1856

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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, July 25, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, July 25, 2021

It was on this day in 1972 that Jean Heller of the Associated Press broke the news that the federal government had let hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama go untreated for syphilis for 40 years in the now infamous Tuskegee study.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 24, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 24, 2021

Poet Robert Graves was born on this day in 1895. He is well known as well for his historical novels, but always preferred poetry

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 23, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 23, 2021

“Each one of you can change the world, for you are made of star stuff, and you are connected to the universe.” – Vera Rubin, American Astronomer. Born 1928.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, July 22, 2021

Author of “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Jitterbug Perfume,” Tom Robbins celebrates his 89th birthday today.

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