Quote of the day
Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.
Tess Gallagher

Born: July 21, 1943 (age 82)
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)







