Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Nathaniel Tarn

Born: 1928
Died: June, 2024 (aged 96)
Bio: Nathaniel Tarn was an American poet, essayist, anthropologist, and translator. He was born to a French mother and a British father. He lived in Paris until age 7, then in Belgium until age 11.
Known for:
- The persephones (1974)
- The beautiful contradictions (1969)
- Ins and outs of the forest rivers (2008)
- Scandals in the house of birds (1997)