Today on "The Writer's Almanac" with Garrison Keillor, the poem is "Hymn to the Belly" by English dramatist Ben Jonson (1572-1637), whose birthday it is.
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Life in Bits of Poetry and in Other Things | "One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." So wrote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). This blog is primarily for adults.
Monday, June 11, 2018
Sunday, June 10, 2018
"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe : The Writer's Almanac
Today on "The Writer's Almanac" with Garrison Keillor, the poem is "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593).
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Saturday, June 9, 2018
"Oh the gallant Fishers life, . . . " by Izaak Walton, from The Compleat Angler
"The Writer's Almanac" for June 9, 2018
And here is "The Writer's Almanac," with Garrison Keillor, for Saturday, June 9, 2018. It's the birthday of novelist Charles Webb, author of The Graduate, and the birthday of composer Cole Porter. The poem for today is "Oh the gallant Fishers life, . . . " by Izaak Walton, from The Compleat Angler.
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And here is "The Writer's Almanac," with Garrison Keillor, for Saturday, June 9, 2018. It's the birthday of novelist Charles Webb, author of The Graduate, and the birthday of composer Cole Porter. The poem for today is "Oh the gallant Fishers life, . . . " by Izaak Walton, from The Compleat Angler.
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