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.
Maurice Edelman

Born: March 2, 1911
Died: December 14, 1975 (aged 64)
Bio: Israel Maurice Edelman was a Wales-born British Labour Party politician and novelist who represented Coventry constituencies in the House of Commons for over 30 years.