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

Posted on April 27, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Playwright August Wilson was born on this day in 1945. For decades he brought black voices to the stage, and this past year his play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” was released as a film.

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

Posted on April 26, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

American performer Carol Burnett turns 88 today. Best known for her variety show “The Carol Burnett Show,” and to younger people as Ms. Hannigan from the musical “Annie.”

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

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Poet Ted Kooser turns 82 today. On why he started writing poetry as a teenager he said, “I was desperately interested in being interesting.”

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

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Author Anthony Trollope was born this day in London, 1815. On writing he said, “A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules.”

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

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William Shakespere is believed to have been born on this day in 1564. He gave us the phrases “dead as a doornail,” “come what may,” “heart’s content,” and “wild goose chase.”

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

Posted on April 22, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“Writing is a kind of revenge against circumstance too: bad luck, loss, pain. If you make something out of it, then you’ve no longer been bested by these events.”– Louise Glück (1943)

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Posted on April 21, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the 105th birthday of Charlotte Brontë, author of “Jane Eyre” and the last of the literary Brontë siblings to walk this earth.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Posted on April 20, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today we feature the poem “I Can’t Stop Loving You John Keats” by Kim Addonizio, from her new collection “Now We’re Getting Somewhere.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, April 19, 2021

Posted on April 19, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1824, British poet Lord Byron died while fighting in the Greek War of Independence. A romantic poet, playboy, rogue, Byron’s spirit lives on in the poetic imagination.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, April 18, 2021

Posted on April 18, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

It’s birthday of the man who inspired the word “beatnik,” poet Bob Kaufman. A man who aspired to be forgotten and was frequently arrested for shouting his poetry in public.

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