Quote of the day
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
Ruth Whitman

Born: 1922
Died: 1999 (aged 77)
Bio: Ruth Whitman was an American poet, translator, and professor. Her eighth and last book is Hatshepshut, Speak to me, and her most well-known and well-regarded is Tamsen Donner: A Woman’s Journey.
Known for:
- Tamsen Donner (1977)
- Hatshepsut, speak to me (1992)
- The testing of Hanna Senesh (1986)
- Becoming a Poet: Source, Process, Practice (1982)