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).
David Yezzi

Born: 1966 (age 59)
Bio: David Dalton Yezzi is an American poet, editor, actor and professor. He currently teaches poetry in the Writing Seminars at The Johns Hopkins University.
Known for:
- Birds of the Air (2013)
- The hidden model (2003)
- Azores: Poems (2008)