The Writer's Almanac from Thursday, February 22, 2001 "Spring," by Edna St. Vincent Millay, from Collected Poems (Harper Collins). ORIGINAL TEXT - 2001 ORIGINAL AUDIO - 2001 It's the birthday of Gothic humorist and cartoonist Edward Gorey, born in Chicago, Illinois (1925). He's known for his macabre pen and ink drawings and stories such as
There's some mighty potent writers in today's potpourri....stir the pot and read a a couple of them. That's where the new recipe comes from....
Edna St. Vincent Millay is a favorite of mine. This stirs up my curiosity to see what kind of life she had. Thank you.