Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Alex Shakar

Born: 1968 (age 57)
Bio: Alex Shakar is an American novelist and short story writer. His novel Luminarium received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Fiction. His first novel, The Savage Girl, was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book.
Known for:
- Luminarium (2011)
- The Savage Girl (2001)
- City in Love (1996)