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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, October 24, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, October 24, 2021

“I’m not very good at praying, but what I experience when I’m writing a poem is close to prayer.” –Poet Denise Levertov, born this day in 1923.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, October 23, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, October 23, 2021

Today is the 60th birthday of author Laurie Halse Anderson who writes books for children and young adults on challenging topics. Books such as “Speak” and “Chains”.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, October 22, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, October 22, 2021

Today is the birthday of Doris Lessing, 1919. Lessing said “A writer falls in love with an idea and gets carried away…If you can imagine the sheer bloody pleasure of having an idea and taking it! It’s one of the great pleasures in my life.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, October 21, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, October 21, 2021

Today is the birthday of the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel (1833). Nobel, to prevent his legacy from being one of death, established the Nobel Prizes to celebrate humankind’s greatest achievements.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, October 20, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, October 20, 2021

“Reading a poem silently instead of saying a poem is like the difference between staring at sheet music and actually humming or playing the music on an instrument.” –Robert Pinsky (1940)

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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, October 19, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, October 19, 2021

“I have always written what I wanted to write. I have never considered the audience for one second. … Before publication, I am a despot.”—Philip Pullman (1946)

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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, October 18, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, October 18, 2021

Today is the birthday of Chuck Berry (1926). The singer-songwriter broke into the charts in 1955 with “Maybellene,” and in 1958 “Johnny B. Goode.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, October 17, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, October 17, 2021

Today is the birthday of Shinichi Suzuki (1898). He taught children to play violin by listening and imitating, the way they learn to speak. A method that now bears his name, Suzuki Violin Method.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, October 16, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, October 16, 2021

“An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.” — Oscar Wilde, born on this day in 1854.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, October 15, 2021

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, October 15, 2021

“An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.” — Oscar Wilde, born on this day in 1854.

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