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The Writer's Almanac educates, entertains and inspires listeners with brief facts and poetry related to each day's date. It celebrates the birthdays and works of poets, writers, composers, philosophers and historical figures. The show incorporates tidbits of history trivia, for example, "On this day in 1978, the Commerce Department, which oversees the National Weather Service, announced that hurricanes would no longer be named exclusively for women." Host Garrison Keillor closes each show by reading a wildly diverse selection of poetry, from Keats and Shelley to Mother Goose.
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Thursday's Poem: "The Hay Rake," by Kate Barnes, from Where the Deer Were. Thursday's Literary Notes: It was on this day in 1901 that Theodore Roosevelt uttered his famous words "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

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