Thursday, March 1, 2035

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to February 29. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

February 29 stays in the book in common years. The lived calendar skips it. This page does not.

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

In 2036 this day opens on Emily Dickinson.

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

February 29 · Quotationary