20 October

Born in 1909 – Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter.

Above: Persimmon, 1958

Also, born in 1940, American poet, essayist, and translator Robert Pinsky who said:

The test of whether it’s poetry is: does it sound beautiful when you say the words over, in your mind or your voice, with no skilled performer, no music, just the sounds and meanings in the words themselves.

and

All the mysteries of consciousness flower in the body.