Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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)