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.
Zitkala-Sa
Born: February 22, 1876
Died: January 26, 1938 (aged 61)
Bio: Zitkála-Šá , also known by the missionary-given name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Sioux writer, editor, musician, teacher and political activist.
Known for:
- American Indian Stories (1921)
- Old Indian legends (1901)
- Impressions Of An Indian Childhood
- Dreams and thunder