Wednesday, January 31, 1877

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to January 31. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilles, and its devastation.
HomerThe Iliad · Book I, opening · 8th century BCE

In 1878 this day opens on Emily Dickinson.

Arrow keys turn the day. S keeps the line. Slash focuses search.

January 31 · Quotationary