August 25

Charles Wright

Charles Wright (born August 25, 1935) U.S. poet – “River Run” from A Short History of the Shadow: Poems

Wright talks about his poetry beginnings here

Charles Wright reads his poetry at the Library of Congress (minute 6:00)
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Taslima Nasrin

Taslima Nasrin (born August 25, 1962) Bangladeshi novelist – Shame (Lajja)

Read more about Nasrin here

Nasrin talks about separation of religion from state
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