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Monday Morning Poetry – The Robert Burns Birthday Edition

CatherineJanuary 25, 2021January 24, 2021Leave a comment

I know, usually today is Whitman – but Robert Burns was born on this date in 1759. He’s kind of a big deal, so here’s one of his early poems, courtesy of Project Gutenberg. The topic seems appropriate. WINTER. A DIRGE. [This is one of the earliest of the poet’s … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Poetry – The Robert Burns Birthday Edition

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Happy Birthday To . . .

CatherineNovember 29, 2020Leave a comment

Madeleine L’Engle, Louisa May Alcott, and C.S. Lewis, who were all born on November 29. What a day! Louisa May Alcott (1832), daughter of Transcendentalist philospher Amos Bronson Alcott (also born on November 29), was responsible for many hours of post-bedtime reading by flashlight once I discovered Little Women. My most … Continue ReadingHappy Birthday To . . .

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Happy Birthday Martin Cruz Smith – and an answer to yesterday’s trivia question.

CatherineNovember 3, 2020November 3, 20202 Comments

Martin Cruz Smith, born on this day in 1942, is an American mystery author. He wrote Gorky Park, the first of the Arkady Renko books; I haven’t read any of the books but will definitely add them to my list. I’ve been looking for something comparable to Olin Steinhauer’s Ruthenia … Continue ReadingHappy Birthday Martin Cruz Smith – and an answer to yesterday’s trivia question.