The Writer's Almanac from Friday, December 8, 2000 “The Three Goals,” by David Budbill, from Moment to Moment: Poems of a Mountain Recluse (Copper Canyon Press). ORIGINAL AUDIO - 2000 ORIGINAL TEXT - 2000 It's the birthday of novelist Mary Gordon, born on Long Island (1949). Her father had converted from Judaism to Catholicism, and her novels and short stories concern growing up Catholic in America. Her books include
Is that all you had to say about Richard Llewellyn? I taught the book in high school and had student weeping at the end.