Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Gerald Stern
Born: February 22, 1925
Died: October 27, 2022 (aged 97)
Bio: Gerald Stern was an American poet, essayist and educator.
Known for:
- Lucky Life (1977)
- Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992 (2010)
- American Sonnets: Poems (2002)
- Save the Last Dance: Poems (2008)