Oct. 01, 2008: The Writer's Almanac

Wednesday’s Poem: “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802” by William Wordsworth. Wednesdsay’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of Tim O’Brien, born in Worthington, Minnesota (1946), who was drafted to fight in Vietnam the summer he graduated from college. He said, “Even when I was getting on the plane for boot camp, I couldn’t believe any of it was happening to me, someone who hated Boy Scouts and bugs and rifles.” But it gave him something to write about. By the end of his tour…