Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
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)