Quote of the day
My husband is exceedingly busy. For some time the talk of his going had been slack, but just now again there seems to be a move to get him sent to the front!
Craig Raine

Born: December 3, 1944 (age 80)
Bio: Craig Anthony Raine is an English poet. Along with Christopher Reid, he is the best-known exponent of Martian poetry. He was a fellow of New College, Oxford from 1991 to 2010 and is now emeritus professor.
Known for:
- How Snow Falls (2010)
- History (1994)
- In Defence of T. S. Eliot (2000)
- More Dynamite: Essays 1990-2012 (2013)
- Haydn and the valve trumpet (1990)