Summary:
Monday’s Poem: “Purring” by Coleman Barks from Winter Sky: New and Selected Poems, 1968-2008. Monday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of the man who wrote what we consider to be the first modern novel. That man is Miguel de Cervantes, born near Madrid (1547). When he was 24, he joined the Spanish Armada and fought at the Battle of Lepanto. He wounded his left hand in the battle, and he never regained its full use again. He was captured and enslaved by pirates. Eventually, he returned home,…
