Posts Tagged ‘literary humor’
Spare That Tree: George Pope Morris and the Birth of Literary Conservationism
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 10, 1802 On this day, dear readers and fellow admirers of literary landscapes, we celebrate the birth of a man whose words would grow to shelter us like the very trees he…
Read MoreJean Paul Friedrich Richter: The Romantic Humorist Who Found Poetry in Every Season
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 21, 1763 Dearest reader, On this day, we honor the birth of Jean-Paul Friedrich Richter, a German Romantic writer whose wit and humor continue to charm readers centuries hence. Jean-Paul was not…
Read MoreMay 2: Chaucer’s Hidden Fools’ Day
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, every year On this day, dear readers and fellow lovers of literary puzzles, we find ourselves entangled in a most delightful conundrum. For you see, May 2 might just be the…
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