[Newspoetry] Newspoetry in October

[William]

I am looking forward to celebrating National Cookie Month with all you
groovy newspoets.

-William

October is...

Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month, Alternate History Month, Auto Battery
Safety Month, Computer Learning Month, Diversity Awareness Month, Eat
Better, Eat Together Month, Gay and Lesbian History Month, Go Hog
Wild-East Country Ham Month, Go Nuts Over Texas Peanuts Month, Health
Literacy Month, Listen to Your Inner Critic Month, Lupus Awareness
Month, National Animal Safety and Protection Month, National Apple
Jack Month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Car Care
Month, National Communicate with Your Kid Month, National Cookie
Month, National Dental Hygiene Month, National Depression Education
and Awareness Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month,
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Down's Syndrome
Month, National Family Sexuality Education Month, National Liver
Awareness Month, National Long Term Care Planning Week, National
Medical Librarians Month, National Orthodontic Health Month, National
Physical Therapy Month, National Popcorn Poppin' Month, National Pork
Month, National Roller Skating Month, National Saracastics Awareness
Month, National Seafood Month, National Skin Care Awareness Week,
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, National Spinal Health Month,
National Stamp Collecting Month, National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Awareness Month, National Toilet Tank Repair Month, Pediatric Cancer
Awareness Month, Polish American Heritage Month, Right-Brainers Rule
Month, Self Promotion Month, Substance Abuse Prevention Month and
Vegetarian Month.

Tuesday, October 1

Beginning of Universal Children's Week, National Skin Care Awareness
Week and No Salt Week, anniversary of the day Yosemite National Park
was established in 1890, and the International Day of Older Persons.

Wednesday, October 2

National Custodial Workers Day and World Farm Animals Day, anniversary
of the premier of The Twilight Zone in 1959. Birthday of Graham Greene
(b. 1904), Gandhi (b. 1869) and Groucho Marx (b. 1890)

Thursday, October 3

Anniversary of German Reunification in 1990 and the opening of the
American Massage Therapy Association's National Convention in
Portland, Ore. Birthday of Confucius (b. 551 B.C.), Thomas Wolfe (b.
1900), Gore Vidal (b. 1925) and James Herriot (b. 1916).

Friday, October 4

Catholic Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ten-Four Day,
International Toot Your Flute Day, premier of Leave It to Beaver in
1957, Lee National Denim Day, World Smile Day, beginning of World
Space Week and the start of the National Storytelling Festival in
Jonesborough, Tenn. Birthday of Damon Runyan (b. 1884) and Anne Rice
(b. 1941).

Saturday, October 5

Beginning of Oktoberfest at various locations around the world
(although it's already on tap in Munich) and the 125th anniversary of
the surrender of Chief Joseph after being chased 1,700 miles by the
U.S. Calvary in 1877. Birthday of Vaclav Havel (b. 1936).

Sunday, October 6

Anniversary of the founding of the American Library Association in
1876, Blessing of the Fishing Fleet in San Francisco, Calif.,
beginning of Fire Prevention Week, Mental Illness Awareness Week,
Mystery Series Week, National Chili Week, National Metric Week,
National Newspaper Week, Squirrel Awareness Week and Get Organized
Week. It is also German-American Day and Intergeneration Day.

Monday, October 7

Spinning and Weaving Week begins, 20th anniversary of the premier of
the play Cats in 1982, World Habitat Day, Women's News Day, and World
Herbal Day. Birthday of Thomas Keneally (b. 1935), Diane Ackerman (b.
1948) and Sherman Alexie (b. 1966).


(forwarded from Publishers Weekly)