Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
John Birtwhistle
Born: June 28, 1946 (age 79)
Bio: John Birtwhistle is an English poet whose libretto for David Blake's opera The Plumber's Gift was staged by English National Opera at the London Coliseum and broadcast on Radio 3.
Known for:
- A selection of poems (1989)
- Eventualities (2013)
- Tidal Models (1980)
- Our worst suspicions (1985)
- Oxford Handbook of General Practice (2002)







