by Gabriel Terrizzi | Dec 31, 2018 | Quotes
Tamora Pierce is celebrating her birthday this month (December 13th). Her most popular series is The Song of the Lioness which is about a young woman, Alanna, who pretends to be a male to achieve her dream to become a knight in her kingdom of Tortall. “What...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Dec 24, 2018 | Quotes
This month is Emily Dickinson’s birthday (December 10th). Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and is known for her poetry. “If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” Dickinson was known...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sarah Kay is a New York based poet. She founded a company called Project VOICE which is a team of poets who educate students and perform in competitions and on the stage. “I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Michelle Cliff was a Jamaican-American author who wrote poetry and literary criticism. Originally from Jamaica, her family moved to New York when she was three years old. When she was 10, the family move back to Jamaica. She returned to New York in 1960 and attended...
by Gabriel Terrizzi | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
This past week was C.S. Lewis’ birthday (November 29th). He is mostly known for his popular series including The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and The Space Trilogy. “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches...
