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.
Jayne Cortez

Born: May 10, 1934
Died: December 28, 2012 (aged 78)
Bio: Jayne Cortez was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist whose voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic and dynamic innovations in lyricism and visceral sound.
Known for:
- Jazz fan looks back (2002)
- Somewhere in Advance of Nowhere (1996)
- On the imperial highway (2009)
- The Belladonna Elders (2009)
- Coagulations (1984)