Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Marilyn Nelson
Born: April 26, 1946 (age 79)
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)