Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Véronique Tadjo

Born: July 21, 1955 (age 69)
Bio: Véronique Tadjo is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire.
Known for:
- The shadow of Imana (2002)
- The blind kingdom (2008)
- Mamy Wata and the Monster (English) (2000)
- Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice (2010)
- Far from My Father (2014)