Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
John Haines

Born: June 29, 1924
Died: March 2, 2011 (aged 86)
Bio: John Meade Haines was an American poet and educator who had served as the poet laureate of Alaska.
Known for:
- The stars, the snow, the fire (1989)
- The owl in the mask of the dreamer (1993)
- At the end of this summer (1997)
- Fables and distances (1996)
- For the century's end (2001)