Louis Untermeyer: TV Star to Blacklisted Celebrity
Louis Untermeyer made the unlikely jump from poetry critic to TV star. But then his past led to his being blacklisted. Here's the story.
April 5, 2018 – Richard Eberhart, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Today is Thursday, April 5, 2018. It's the birthday of poet Richard Eberhart and of the writer Robert Bloch. And on this date in 1887, Anne Sullivan taught the word "water" to Helen Keller. Our poem for today is by
February 9, 2018 – Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History
Today is Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. It's the birthday of writers Alice Walker and J. M. Coetzee. It's also the birthday of poet Amy Lowell and playwright Brendan Behan. Just a quick ask before we begin. This blog relies on
February 8, 2018 – Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History
Today is Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. It's the birthday of poet Elizabeth Bishop and writers John Grisham and Jules Verne. It's also the birthday of composer John Williams. And today in 1944, an African-American reporter covered a Presidential press conference
Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History – January 3, 2018
The Letter Little cramped words scrawling all over the paper Like draggled fly’s legs, What can you tell of the flaring moon Through the oak leaves? Or of my uncertain window and the bare floor Spattered with moonlight? Your silly quirks and twists have nothing in them Of