If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort to help those left behind, then we are a part of the problem rather than the solution to the fraying social fabric that threatens all Americans.
Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.
Kamal Ahmed, Comedian (1966) |
Sidney Altman, Scientist (1939) |
Jan Peter Balkenende, Statesman (1956) |
Anne Baxter, Actress (1923) |
Joseph Cannon, Politician (1836) |
Angela Carter, Novelist (1940) |
Owen Hart, Entertainer (1965) |
Joseph Joubert, Writer (1754) |
Edwin Land, Inventor (1909) |
Frederick Kelly, Athlete (1974) |
Stanislaw Lec, Poet (1966) |