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.
Jean Garrigue
Born: December 8, 1912
Died: December 27, 1972 (aged 60)
Bio: Jean Garrigue was an honored, widely read, and imitated poet during her lifetime. She was a contemporary of Elizabeth Bishop, John Berryman, and Randall Jarrell.
Known for:
- The Ego and the Centaur: Poems (1947)
- A water walk by Villa d'Este (1959)
- Marianne Moore-Aw (1965)
- The animal hotel (1966)