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.
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)