Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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)