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).
Diane Wakoski

Born: August 3, 1937 (age 87)
Bio: Diane Wakoski is an American poet. Wakoski is primarily associated with the deep image poets, as well as the confessional and Beat poets of the 1960s.
Known for:
- Emerald Ice (1988)
- The motorcycle betrayal poems (1971)
- Jason the sailor (1993)
- Argonaut rose (1998)
- The emerald city of Las Vegas (1995)