Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
John Ciardi
Born: June 24, 1916
Died: March 30, 1986 (aged 69)
Bio: John Anthony Ciardi was an American poet, translator, and etymologist.
Known for:
- The Collected Poems of John Ciardi
- A Third Browser's Dictionary (1980)
- Doodle Soup (1985)
- You Read to Me, I'll Read to You (1961)
- The Hopeful Trout and Other Limericks