Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Melvin Dixon

Born: May 29, 1950
Died: October 26, 1992 (aged 42)
Bio: Melvin Dixon was an American Professor of Literature, and an author, poet and translator. He wrote about black gay men.
Known for:
- Vanishing Rooms (1991)
- Love's instruments
- Ride out the wilderness (1987)
- Trouble the water (1989)
- A Melvin Dixon critical reader