Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Marguerite Young

Born: August 26, 1908
Died: November 17, 1995 (aged 87)
Bio: Marguerite Vivian Young was an American writer and academic. She is best known for her novel Miss MacIntosh, My Darling. In her later years, she was known for teaching creative writing and as a mentor to young authors.
Known for:
- Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (1965)
- Angel in the forest (1945)
- Harp Song for a Radical
- Inviting the muses (1994)