Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Marilyn Nelson
Born: April 26, 1946 (age 78)
Bio: Marilyn Nelson is an American poet, translator and children's book author. She is the author or translator of twelve books and three chapbooks. From 1978 to 1994 she wrote books as Marilyn Nelson Waniek.
Known for:
- Carver: A Life in Poems (1997)
- A Wreath for Emmett Till (2005)
- How I Discovered Poetry (2014)
- Fortune's bones (2004)