Quote of the day
It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
Sterling D. Plumpp

Born: January 30, 1940 (age 86)
Bio: Sterling Dominic Plumpp is an American poet, educator, editor, and critic. He has written numerous books, including Hornman, Harriet Tubman, Ornate With Smoke, Half Black, Half Blacker, and The Mojo Hands Call, I Must Go.
Known for:
- Black rituals (1972)
- Ornate with smoke (1997)
- Home - Bass (2012)
- Velvet be-bop kente cloth (2003)
- Blues: Narratives (1999)






