Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Claudia Rankine
Born: 1963 (age 62)
Bio: Claudia Rankine is a poet, essayist, playwright and the editor of several anthologies. She is the author of five volumes of poetry, two plays and various essays.
Known for:
- Citizen: An American Lyric (2014)
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric (2004)
- Nothing in Nature is Private (1994)
- The end of the alphabet (1998)