Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Jane Hirshfield
Born: February 24, 1953 (age 72)
Bio: Jane Hirshfield is an American poet, essayist, and translator.
Known for:
- Nine gates (1997)
- Come, Thief: Poems (2011)
- Given Sugar, Given Salt (2001)
- Women in Praise of the Sacred (1997)