Monthly Archives: August 2009

Literary Birthdays – August 30 – September 5

Posted on August 31, 2009 by

Tweet us today with author birthdays! August 30 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (b. 1797) – British novelist – Frankenstein Frankenstein illustration by U.S. artist Lynd Ward Read about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley here: http://www.online-literature.com/shelley_mary/ August 31   William Saroyan (born August 31, … Continue reading →

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Literary Birthdays – August 23 – 29

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Tweet us today with author birthdays! August 23 Nazik al-Mala’ika (b. 1922) – Iraqi poet, essayist – “Love Song for Words” in Modern Arabic Poetry Read the excellent biography of Nazik al-Malaika at Authors Calendar: https://web.archive.org/web/20130203050420/http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/malaika.htm Read about Nazik al-Malaika’s … Continue reading →

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Revised Literary Birthdays – August 16 – 22

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Tweet us today with author birthdays! August 16 Charles Bukowski (b. 1920) – German-American poet, novelist Read the Wikipedia article about Charles Bukowski Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels, eventually having over 60 books … Continue reading →

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Literary Birthdays – August 9 – 15

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Tweet us today with author birthdays! August 9 Izaak Walton (b. 1593) – British writer – The Compleat Angler (1653) Read about Walton at the Author’s Calendar: https://web.archive.org/web/20131003174325/http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/iwalton.htm Excerpt from the first chapter of The Compleat Angler Piscator: And now … Continue reading →

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Literary Birthdays – August 2 – 8

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Tweet us today with author birthdays! August 2 James Baldwin (born August 2, 1924) – U.S. poet, playwright, essayist – Blues for Mister Charlie (1964) Listen to James Baldwin in a 1968 interview excerpt at Pacifica Radio Archives: Baldwin: All … Continue reading →

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