Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Pinkie Gordon Lane

Born: January 13, 1923
Died: December 3, 2008 (aged 85)
Bio: Pinkie Gordon Lane was an African-American poet, editor, and teacher. She authored five books of poetry and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1979.






