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ON THIS DAY: August 31, 2020
August 31st is African Traditional Medicine Day * National Eat Outside Day National Trail Mix Day We Love Memoirs Day * Love Litigating Lawyers Day * International Overdose Awareness Day * ___________________________________ MORE! Amrita Pritam, Leonard Harmon and Yumiko Ōshima, … Continue reading
ON THIS DAY: August 30, 2020
August 30th is International Whale Shark Day * Frankenstein Day * Grief Awareness Day * Slinky Day * Toasted Marshmallow Day U.N. International Day of the Disappeared * _________________________________ MORE! Anita Garibaldi, John Gunther and Luisa Moreno, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Anita Garibaldi, Bertha Parker Pallan, Bonisile John Kani, John Gunther, Luisa Moreno, Sylvia Earle, Thurgood Marshall
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Occasionally, a poem by artist Florine Stettheimer
Today is Florine Stettheimer’s day of birth. Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944), American modernist painter, designer and poet; credited as the artist who painted the first feminist nude self-portrait; in the 1930s, she hosted a salon with her sisters that attracted members … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Poetry
Tagged Crystal Flowers, Florine Stettheimer, Occasionally - a poem by artist Florine Stettheimer
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ON THIS DAY: August 29, 2020
August 29th is International Day Against Nuclear Tests * According to Hoyle Day * Chop Suey Day Individual Rights Day * More Herbs, Less Salt Day _________________________________ MORE! Elisabeth Irwin, Ishi and Jehan Sadat, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Atahualpa, Elisabeth Irwin, Ingrid Bergman, Ishi, Jehan Sadat, John Locke, Temple Grandin
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ON THIS DAY: August 28, 2020
August 28th is Radio Commercials Day * Cherry Turnover Day National Bow Tie Day Red Wine Day Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day _________________________________ MORE! Evadne Price, James Wong Howe and Rita Dove, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Ayyankali, Emmett Till, Evadne Price, James Wong Howe, Priya Dutt Roncon, Rita Dove, Tasha Tudor
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Word Cloud: ALCHEMIST
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There’s a wide spectrum of relationships between poets and readers. Some poets write with a searing clarity, and some write as if daring you to make any sense of their poems. Some write poems so personal … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Alchemist, American letters at the Library of Congress, Body of This Death, Louise Bogan, Mid-20th Century New York Literary Scene, The Blue Estuaries, The New Yorker, U.S. Poet Laureate
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ON THIS DAY: August 27, 2020
August 27th is Banana Lovers Day Just Because Day National Pots de Creme Day The Duchess Who Wasn’t Day * ___________________________________ MORE! Mary Anderson, Man Ray and Rosalie Wahl, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Canada's 'Famous Five', Katharine McCormick, Man Ray, Mary Anderson, Rhazes, Rosalie Wahl, William Least Heat-Moon
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A Poem for National Dog Day
Since today is National Dog Day, here’sa tribute to that All-American Dog, the Mutt. _________________________________________ To read David Baker’s poem, Mongrel Heart, click
Posted in Poetry
Tagged A Poem for National Dog Day, David Baker, Dogs, Mongrel Heart, National Dog Day
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ON THIS DAY: August 26, 2020
August 26th is U.S. Women’s Equality Day * Cherry Popsicle Day National Toilet Paper Day National Dog Day * ________________________________ MORE! Nikky Finney, Betty Friedan and Bella Abzug, click
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