Ted Kooser, “Father” from Delights & Shadows. Copyright © 2004 by Ted Kooser. Used by permission of The Permissions Company, Inc., on behalf of Copper Canyon Press. ORIGINAL TEXT AND AUDIO - 2017 It's the birthday of Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, born in Istanbul in 1952, where he grew up in a fairly wealthy and Westernized district. He studied architecture and then journalism, but at 23 years old, he decided to become a novelist. He lived with his mother and wrote full time, and seven years later, he published his first novel,
June 7, 1943 is poet Nikki Giovanni’s birthday. She is one of the world’s most well-known African American poets. I’m very disappointed that TWA omitted recognition on this date. 🖤☹️🖤☹️🖤
June 7, 1943 is poet Nikki Giovanni’s birthday. She is one of the world’s most well-known African American poets. I’m very disappointed that TWA omitted recognition on this date. 🖤☹️🖤☹️🖤