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.
Allen Grossman

Born: January 7, 1932
Died: June 27, 2014 (aged 82)
Bio: Allen Grossman was a noted American poet, critic and professor.
Known for:
- Descartes' loneliness (2007)
- The long schoolroom (1997)
- How to do things with tears (2001)
- The ether dome and other poems (1991)