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.
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)