Quote of the day
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?
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)







