"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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