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 Oppen
Born: April 24, 1908
Died: July 7, 1984 (aged 76)
Bio: George Oppen was an American poet, best known as one of the members of the Objectivist group of poets.
Known for:
- New collected poems
- The selected letters of George Oppen
- Selected Prose, Daybooks, and Papers
- Collected Poems (1972)
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