LitLinks for Aug. 30, 2019
Catch up on all the book news you may have missed between Aug. 17-23, 2019, with this LitLinks post.
The True Story of Who Inspired Longfellow’s Hiawatha
For over 150 years, the wrong person was credited with inspiring Longfellow's Hiawatha. Learn the true identity of the writer who gave rise to Hiawatha.
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.
Charlene Fix: A Witty Poet on Language, Poetry, and Teaching
Charlene Fix answers questions similarly to how she writes poetry: By being highly quotable. Charlene Fix After reading her most recent collection, Taking a Walk in My Animal Hat, (affiliate link) I wanted to see if Charlene would be up for an
February 1, 2018 – Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History
Today is Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Poets celebrating birthdays today include Langston Hughes and Galway Kinnell. It's also the birthday of writer Meg Cabot and the start of Black History Month. And Emily Dickinson's "A Day" is our poem for