Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Peter Elbow

Born: April 14, 1935
Died: February 6, 2025 (aged 89)
Bio: Peter Elbow was a Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he also directed the Writing Program from 1996 until 2000. He wrote about theory, practice, and pedagogy, and has authored several books and a number of papers.
Known for:
- Writing without teachers (1953)
- Writing with power (1981)
- Embracing Contraries (1986)
- Everyone can write (1985)






