Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
James Kirkup

Born: April 23, 1918
Died: May 10, 2009 (aged 91)
Bio: James Falconer Kirkup, FRSL was an English poet, translator and travel writer. He wrote over 30 books, including autobiographies, novels and plays.
Known for:
- No More Hiroshimas (1982)
- The Haiku Hundred (1992)
- Gaijin on the Ginza (1991)
- I, of all people (1988)
- White shadows, black shadows (1970)