Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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)