History

Kickin’ ass and writing poetry

(Image courtesy Sailko, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Fun fact: the oldest author in human history is a woman named Enheduanna, a writer, priestess and poet in the 23rd century BCE in ancient Mesopotamia. But she wasn’t sitting around writing poems all day. She was known as an aggressive ass-kicker with a goal to take over the entire Underworld.

And as Tony Soprano taught us, it’s not easy dealing with the Underworld: “We buried him…on a hill. Overlooking a little river…with pine cones all around.”

Joe Ditzel

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