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LINK TO DAILY "WRITER'S ALMANAC"
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LINK TO DAILY WRITER'S ALMANAC WITH GARRISON KEILLOR
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"Billy Collins Pinch Hits for Garrison Keillor..." "Billy Collins, guest editor of The Best American Poetry 2006, will be filling in as guest host of The Writer's Almanac from June through August [2013]. Garrison Keillor, the regular host, is devoting the summer to his weekly variety program, A Prairie Home Companion. ..."
"The Writer's Almanac is the daily radio show that features a commentary on the day in history, a profile of a poet or writer born on the day, and a poem specially chosen by the host."
ABOVE IS FROM: http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/th...
"Billy Collins ... is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States
from 2001 to 2003."
FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Co...
Today, 8/13/13, while listening to the Writer's Almanac on the radio, I learned the following interesting fact about books:==================================================
"For a long time, people in England called printed books 'Caxtons' ".
This was due to the fact that William Caxton was the first man ever to print a book in English. Caxton was born in Kent, England in 1422.
FROM: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org...
(Scroll down at the above-linked page.)
Guest Host: Billy Collins
Host: Garrison Keillor
Just want to mention that you can sign up to
receive the daily newsletter
which contains Garrison Keillor's daily report about famous literature, as well as interesting author-history.You can also opt to listen to Keillor's audio version of the same newsletter. It's a relaxing 5 minutes while you enjoy your morning coffee. Much better than the sometimes depressing daily news! :)
To sign up, go to: http://writersalmanac.org/newsletter/
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Every day Garrison Keillor presents interesting bits about various writers on their birthday (or on the anniversary of their death). You can READ and/or LISTEN to his daily reading at the following webpage by using the calendar at that page: ====>
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
PS - For entries after July 2014, please visit the new website.
http://www.garrisonkeillor.com/radio-...