Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Gish Jen

Born: August 12, 1955 (age 69)
Bio: Gish Jen, born Lillian Jen August 12, 1955, is a contemporary American writer.
Known for:
- Typical American (1991)
- Who's Irish? (1999)
- Mona in the Promised Land (1996)
- The love wife (2004)
- World and Town (2010)