Have you ever read any of Mo Willems’ Pigeon books? They are very popular with the toddler set and feature a stick figure rendering of a bird, “Pigeon,” who boasts two big circles for eyes and a highly melodramatic attitude. Kids – and, dare I say their parents – love this pathetic, downtrodden creature. Willems […]
Tag: NPR
The Poetess
About a month ago, I heard an NPR story on the show, “All Things Considered.” The host, Renee Montagne, was talking with Lawrence Weschler, a writer who covered Poland in the 1980s and 90s for The New Yorker. He was commenting on the recent death of Polish poetess, Wislawa Szymborska, a Nobel Laureate for Literature. […]