Birthday – Page 4 – BIG OTHER

February 3, 2026 - Birthday, Poetry, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Two Poems, by William Lessard

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor William Lessard! Celebrate by reading these two Lessard poems we published in 2019! …

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 - Birthday, Folio, Poetry, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Seven Poems, by Roberto F. Santiago

Happy birthday, Roberto F. Santiago! Celebrate by reading the suite of Santiago poems we published in 2022 as part of…

February 1, 2026 - Birthday, Poetry, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Six Poems, by Shira Dentz

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Shira Dentz! Celebrate by reading these Dentz poems we published in 2019! Spring,…

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 - Birthday, Poetry, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: From STORY, by Jennifer Firestone

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Jennifer Firestone! Celebrate by reading this Firestone poetic sequence we published in 2020! …

January 25, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Virginia Woolf on Writing, Reading, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Virginia Woolf! Here’s a compilation of quotes from some of Woolf’s many books, letters, diaries, and essays: …

January 22, 2026January 24, 2026 - Birthday, Music, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: When Being Becomes a Becoming, Everything Flows Together: Music and/as Process Philosophy, by Steve Tromans

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Steve Tromans! Celebrate by reading this Tromans essay we published in 2024! This essay…

January 18, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Gilles Deleuze on Writing, Creation, Philosophy, and More

Happy birthday, Gilles Deleuze! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Bring something incomprehensible into the world!” “It’s…

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Martin Luther King, Jr. on Love, Freedom, Justice, and More

Happy birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr.! Here are some quotes from the civil and human rights activist: “Darkness…

January 7, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Zora Neale Hurston on Life, Writing, Death, and More

Happy birthday, Zora Neale Hurston! Here are some quotes from the author: “If writers were too wise, perhaps…

January 7, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Nicholson Baker on Art, Life, Poetry, Books, and More

Happy birthday, Nicholson Baker! 69, today! Here are quotes from the writer: “You need the art in order…