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GIVING THANKS

 

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WORDS OF WISDOM

Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.

~N. Scott Momaday, Author

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AUTHORS WHO DIED ON NOVEMBER 22nd

Though overshadowed by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, three notable authors passed away on the same day.

Aldous Huxley

C. S. Lewis

William Titterton

Other authors who died on this date:

Bernardus Bosch- 1803

Anthony Burgess- 1993

Bryce Cortenay- 2012

Jack London- 1916

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WORDS OF WISDOM

Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, you readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul. 

~Meg Rosoff, Writer

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SAME SOUND, DIFFERENT MEANING

 

WANT

Have a desire to possess onto (something)

noun- A lack or deficient of 

WONT

One's customary behavior in a particular situation

In the the habit of doing something; accustomed

Make or be or become accustomed 

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WRITING ANYWHERE

One of my favorite places to write is in a coffee shop. I see all kinds of people enter to get their java, tea, or a sweet treat. If one of them piques my interest, I will scribble down a description of him or her. What they are wearing, their voice and mannerisms, and their physical features. 

I have sat in coffee shops for a few hours writing and taking in all the activity swirling around me. I remember visiting a Starbucks and stared at a collage of famous writers in the same space writing, drinking a beverage, smoking, and talking. I saw myself in that picture. I would dearly love to sit in a coffee shop with like-minded people sharing ideas and critiques.
 

OBSCURE POET

 

ADA LIMON     (b. March 28, 1976)

Named 24th Poet Laureate by Library of Congress

First Latina to be Poet Laureate

1st book Luck Wreck won Autumn House Poetry Prize- 2005

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VETERAN'S DAY

 

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WORDS OF WISDOM

 The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading.

~David Bailey

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YOUR CIVIC DUTY

 

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SAME SOUND, DIFFERENT MEANING

MALL- a large building or series of connected buildings containing a variety of retail stores and restaurants.

MAUL- noun> a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges

              verb>  beat, bruise, mangle

POETRY STAPLE ON LOWER EAST SIDE

 

Founded in 2002 by Bob Holman

Came to the Bowery when it was still "skid row." 

Located at 306 Bowery, New York City

A meeting place for poets and aspiring artists

Also a place for the arts, spoken word, slam poetry, burlesque, hip-hop, experimental theatre, performance arts, and live music.

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POETS/AUTHORS BORN IN NOVEMBER

James Agee (1909-1955)

Celia Liset Alvarez

Margaret Atwood

William Blake (1757-1827)

Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770)

Stephen Crane (1871-1900)

Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931)

Marianne Moore (1887-1972)

Sharon Olds

Bram Stoker (1847-1912)

BE THANKFUL