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.
Alexis De Veaux

Born: September 24, 1948 (age 76)
Bio: Alexis De Veaux is an American writer and illustrator. She chaired the Department of Women's Studies, at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her surname also appears as DeVeaux.
Known for:
- Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde (2004)
- Don't explain (1980)
- An Enchanted Hair Tale (1987)
- Na-ni : a story and pictures (1973)