The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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It's the birthday of the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, 1889. Came to fame for the poems of her love affair, and later, after her son’s imprisonment, wrote a 10-poem cycle "Requiem."

[rabarbosa]

Thank you for today’s edition of “The Writer’s Almanac.”

[brammoffitt]

Thank you for this edition of "The Writer's Almanac."

[mrparlanejxtra]

It is very naughty for a woman to kiss what she thinks is a man's power. Very naughty indeed. Such a woman must be shameless.