“Poetry asks people to have values, form opinions, care about some other part of experience besides making money and being successful on the job.”
“I tried to go out for theater or theater arts, but I was too scared or too intimidated. But I had a lot of friends on the cross country team that had great senses of humor.”
| Aravind Adiga, Writer (1974) |
| Johnny Carson, Comedian (1925) |
| James Daly, Actor (1918) |
| Robin Day, Journalist (1923) |
| Cat Deeley, Celebrity (1976) |
| Doug Flutie, Athlete (1962) |
| Mike Harding, Musician (1944) |
| Francis Jeffrey, Judge (1773) |
| Paul Kagame, Statesman (1957) |
| Philip Kaufman, Director (1936) |
| Louis Althusser, Philosopher (1990) |
| Maybelle Carter, Musician (1978) |
| Sunil Gangopadhyay, Poet (2012) |
| Theophile Gautier, Poet (1872) |
| Joseph Lancaster, Educator (1838) |