Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Alicia Ostriker
Born: November 11, 1937 (age 87)
Bio: Alicia Suskin Ostriker is an American poet and scholar who writes Jewish feminist poetry. She was called "America's most fiercely honest poet," by Progressive.
Known for:
- The Book of Seventy (2009)
- The volcano sequence (2002)
- The Old Woman, the Tulip, and the Dog (2014)
- The imaginary lover (1986)