Thursday
Jan. 2, 1997
Shifting the Sun
Today's Reading:"Shifting the Sun" by Diana Der Hovanessian from SELECTED POEMS, published by Sheep Meadow Press in New York City (718) 548.5547.
Today is the birthday of fan and bubble dancer Sally Rand, born in Elkton, Missouri, 1904.
Russian-born American author Isaac Asimov, known as the father of modern science-fiction, was born on this day in 1920.
American scholar and critic William Lyon Phelps, who did much to popularize the teaching of contemporary literature, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, 1865.
Singer, songwriter Roger Miller ("King of the Road") was born on this day in Fort Worth, Texas, 1936.
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.®