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.
Michael Donaghy

Born: May 24, 1954
Died: September 16, 2004 (aged 50)
Bio: Michael Donaghy was a New York City poet and musician, who lived in London from 1985.
Known for:
- Collected poems
- The shape of the dance
- Dances Learned Last Night (2000)
- Conjure (2000)
- Neurology (1997)