Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Adunis
Born: January 1, 1930 (age 94)
Bio: Ali Ahmad Said Asbar, also known by the pseudonym Adonis or Adunis, is a Syrian poet and essayist who has made his career largely in Lebanon and France. He has written more than twenty books in his native Arabic.
Known for:
- An Introduction to Arab Poetics (1985)
- Sufism and Surrealism (2005)
- A Time Between Ashes And Roses (2004)
- The pages of day and night (1982)
- Mihyar of Damascus, his songs (2007)