Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
John Yau
Born: June 5, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: John Yau is an American poet and critic who lives in New York City. He received his B.A. from Bard College in 1972 and his M.F.A. from Brooklyn College in 1978. He has published over 50 books of poetry, artists' books, fiction, and art criticism.
Known for:
- Borrowed love poems (2002)
- Further Adventures in Monochrome (2012)
- A thing among things (2008)
- Forbidden entries (1996)
- Paradiso diaspora (2006)