Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
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)