Oct. 17, 2008: The Writer's Almanac

Friday’s Poem: “Personal Address” and “Welcoming Angels” by Pat Schneider from Another River: New and Selected Poems. Friday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of Arthur Miller, born in New York City in 1915. His family was wealthy, but they lost all their money during the stock market crash, so they moved to Brooklyn and lived with the whole extended family. Arthur’s uncle was a storyteller and a big liar. He became an inspiration for Arthur, who said, “His unpredictable manipulations of fact…