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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti died just a little over one month ago. Today he would have been 102. A poem, he said, “should arise to ecstasy somewhere between speech and song.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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Today in 1877 writer Josef Čapek was born. Josef invented the word “robot” for a play he wrote about mass-produced human substitutes who are employed as cheap labor.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, March 22, 2021

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Billy Collins is 80 years old today! Friend and one-time host of The Writer’s Almanac, Billy has been producing The Poetry Broadcast videos on Facebook during the pandemic. He also released a new collection “Whale Day” in September 2020.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, March 21, 2021

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Today is the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, born in Eisenach, Germany (1685). Known in his day not as a composer but as a skilled organist and repairer of organs.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, March 20, 2021

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“It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be mine?” Written by Fred Rogers who was born this day in 1928.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, March 19, 2021

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One hundred years ago today adventurer, translator, and writer Richard Francis Burton, was born. His accomplishments include translating both “The Arabian Nights” and “The Kama Sutra”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, March 18, 2021

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“At the point where you get your writerly vocation you diminish your receptivity to experience. Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey.” John Updike (1932-2009)

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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British fiction writer Dame Penelope Margaret Lively celebrates her 88th birthday today. Lively is the author of the children’s book “The Ghost of Thomas Kempe”(1973) and the novel “Moon Tiger” (1987).

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Posted on March 16, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“When I finish any project, it feels like a dream, and writing — whether it’s fiction or nonfiction — is very similar to dreaming.” –Alice Hoffman born on this day in 1952.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, March 15, 2021

Posted on March 15, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Ben Okri; Poet, Novelist, Artist, winner of the 1991 Booker Prize for “The Famished Road” celebrates his 62nd birthday today. His latest book is a poetry collection, “A Fire in My Head: Poems for the Dawn.”

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