I think there's no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the rest of the world.
Honestly, so much of my book is about the best things in my life have happened since I'm 40.
| Bryan Adams, Musician (1959) |
| Frank Adams, Mathematician (1930) |
| Ryan Adams, Musician (1974) |
| Washington Allston, Artist (1779) |
| Bob Barr, Politician (1948) |
| Johnny Damon, Athlete (1973) |
| Eugene V. Debs, Politician (1855) |
| Paul Desmond, Musician (1924) |
| Lord Patrick Devlin, Lawyer (1905) |
| Jim Evans, Athlete (1946) |
| Al Capp, Cartoonist (1979) |
| Alexis Carrel, Scientist (1944) |
| Jimmie Davis, Politician (2000) |
| Ernest Gellner, Philosopher (1995) |
| Bobby Hatfield, Musician (2003) |
| Meir Kahane, Clergyman (1990) |

