Blackbirds, Bye-Bye
On this date in 1986, Robert Penn Warren was appointed the first Poet Laureate of the United States of America.
Two readings:
- The Rainbow Bird, by C. K. Latham
(linked as “Into the Dark Woods” in last midnight’s entry), and
- Grackles, Goodbye, by Robert Penn Warren.
See also my five log entries of October 26, 2002, and the preceding day.