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.
Amy Gerstler

Born: 1956 (age 69)
Bio: Amy Gerstler is an American poet. Her books of poetry include Ghost Girl ; Medicine - finalist for the Phi Beta Kappa Poetry Award; Crown of Weeds ; Nerve Storm ; Bitter Angel - winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award - The True Bride and Dearest Creature,.
Known for:
- Scattered at Sea (2015)
- Bitter angel (1990)
- Dearest Creature (2009)
- Ghost girl (2004)
- Crown of weeds (1997)