Quote of the day
A novel is like a gland pill - it nips off the cream of my hysterics and gets them running on track in a book where they belong instead of rioting all over my person.
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)