Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Glenway Wescott

Born: April 11, 1901
Died: February 22, 1987 (aged 85)
Bio: Glenway Wescott was an American poet, novelist and essayist. A figure of the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s Wescott was openly gay. His relationship with longtime companion Monroe Wheeler lasted from 1919 until Wescott's death.
Known for:
- The Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story (1940)
- Apartment in Athens (1945)
- The Grandmothers (1927)
- Good-bye, Wisconsin (1928)
- A Visit to Priapus and Other Stories






