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.
Cornelius Eady
Born: January 7, 1954 (age 71)
Bio: Cornelius Eady is an American writer focusing largely on matters of race and society, His poetry often centers on jazz and blues, family life, violence, and societal problems stemming from questions of race and class.
Known for:
- Brutal imagination (2001)
- Hardheaded Weather (2008)
- Victims of the Latest Dance Craze (1986)
- The Gathering of My Name (1991)
- The Autobiography of a Jukebox: Poems (1997)