Joan Didion

Joan Didion was an accomplished American writer
Wrote “The Year of Magical Thinking”, portrays a true fighter
Her first book -“Run, River”, her last -“Let me tell you what I mean"
Fiction, non-fiction, plays, screenplays, awards ~ much loved writing queen.



02.03.2022



(She was born on December 5, 1934 and passed away on December 23, 2021.  In 2005, she won the National Book Award for Nonfiction and was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for "The Year of Magical Thinking". She later adapted the book into a play, which premiered on Broadway in 2007. In 2013, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.  Didion was profiled in the Netflix documentary "The Center Will Not Hold", directed by her nephew Griffin Dunne, in 2017.)


For Michelle Faulkner's "A Celebrity Epitaph" contest
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Baker Avatar
February 16, 2022 at 8:02 AM
Congratulations on your recognition as winner in the contest, Jo. It was a well written tribute to Joan. Thanks for sharing your poetry with us, Bill
Y. Avatar
February 15, 2022 at 8:35 AM
Hi Jo, This is a good tribute to Joan Didion. Congrats on your win. Have a nice day-Alexis
Alex Avatar
February 13, 2022 at 9:03 PM
Great tribute to Joan Didion. Congratulations!
La France Avatar
February 13, 2022 at 3:05 PM
Jo, congratulations on your win in the contest and the bio and wonderful words for Joan ~Constance
May Avatar
February 3, 2022 at 3:35 PM
A beautiful tribute Jo, I have not heard of her, but obviously her witing speaks for itself..
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February 3, 2022 at 2:29 PM
Reads like a good contender to me. Way to go for the contest. I have never heard of her. I will have to look her up. Your visits to my page are inspiring. Sara
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