Quote of the day
There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
Donald Justice
Born: August 12, 1925
Died: August 6, 2004 (aged 78)
Bio: Donald Justice was an American poet and teacher of writing. In summing up Justice's career David Orr wrote, "In most ways, Justice was no different from any number of solid, quiet older writers devoted to traditional short poems.
Known for:
- Collected Poems (2004)
- New and Selected Poems (1995)
- The sunset maker (1987)
- Oblivion: On Writers & Writing (1998)