Quote of the day
All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us.
Diane di Prima
Born: August 6, 1934
Died: October 25, 2020 (aged 86)
Bio: Diane di Prima was an American poet and artist. She was also a prose writer, memoirist, playwright, social justice activist and teacher. Di Prima authored nearly four dozen books, with her work translated into more than 20 languages.
Known for:
- Memoirs of a Beatnik (1969)
- Revolutionary letters (1968)
- Recollections of my life as a woman (2001)
- Dinners & nightmares (1961)
- The Poetry Deal (2014)