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).
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)