Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Lyn Hejinian

Born: May 17, 1941
Died: February 24, 2024 (aged 82)
Bio: Lyn Hejinian was an American poet, essayist, translator and publisher. She was often associated with the Language poets and was well known for her landmark work My Life, as well as her book of essays, The Language of Inquiry.
Known for:
- The language of inquiry (2000)
- The Book of a Thousand Eyes (2012)
- The fatalist (2003)
- My life (1980)
- Writing Is an Aid to Memory (1978)