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.
Alice Notley

Born: November 8, 1945 (age 79)
Bio: Alice Notley is an American poet.
Known for:
- The descent of Alette (1996)
- Mysteries of Small Houses (1998)
- Songs and Stories of the Ghouls (2011)
- Culture of One (2011)
- Disobedience (2001)