Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
Tess Gallagher

Born: July 21, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: Tess Gallagher is an American poet, essayist, and short story writer. She attended the University of Washington, where she studied creative writing with Theodore Roethke and later Nelson Bentley as well as David Wagoner and Mark Strand.
Known for:
- Dear Ghosts, (2006)
- Moon crossing bridge (1992)
- Midnight Lantern: New & Selected Poems (2011)
- At the Owl Woman Saloon (1997)
- The Lover of Horses (1986)