Friday, August 11, 2158

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to August 11. 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 2159 this day opens on Emily Dickinson.

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

August 11 · Quotationary