Quote of the day
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
David Antin

Born: February 1, 1932
Died: October 11, 2016 (aged 84)
Bio: David Abraham Antin was an American poet, critic and performance artist.
Known for:
- What it means to be avant-garde (1993)
- I never knew what time it was (2005)
- A conversation with David Antin (2002)
- Selected poems, 1963-1973 (1991)