Djuna Barnes

American modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982).

Born June 12th, 1892 in Cornwall-on-Hudson. [ref]

Died June 18th, 1982 at 90 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]

Occupations
journalist, novelist, playwright, poet, writer
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz