Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
George McWhirter
Born: September 26, 1939 (age 85)
Bio: George McWhirter is a Northern Irish-Canadian writer, translator, editor, teacher and Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate.
Known for:
- The anachronicles (2008)
- The book of contradictions (2002)
- The Gift of Women (2014)
- The Incorrection: Poems (2007)