Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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)