03 de May

Sunday

15 Born on this day 6 Died on this day
Niccolò Machiavelli
Author of the day
Poem of the day

Grass

Carl Sandburg
Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Shovel them under and let me work
-I am the grass; I cover all.

And pile them high at Gettysburg
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and the passengers ask the conductor:

What place is this?
Where are we now?

I am the grass.
Let me work.
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Quote of the day

[ Lili von Shtupp, played by Madeline Kahn, speaki

Mel Brooks

[ Lili von Shtupp, played by Madeline Kahn, speaking to black cowboy Bart, played by Cleavon Little :] Is it true how zey say zat you people are . . . gifted? Oh! It’s twue! It’s twue!

The New Yale Book of Quotations

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Born on this day

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Frei Agostinho da Cruz

Frei Agostinho da Cruz

486 years since birth · 1540

Friar Agostinho da Cruz was a 17th-century Portuguese friar and poet, a prominent figure of the literary Baroque. His poetic work, marked by spirituality and mysticism, reflects th…

Georges Emmanuel Clancier

Georges Emmanuel Clancier

112 years since birth · 1914

Georges Emmanuel Clancier was a French poet, novelist, and essayist, whose work is characterized by a profound reflection on the human condition, nature, memory, and the passage of…

Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira

Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira

116 years since birth · 1910

Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira was a prominent Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, professor, and poet. He is best known as the author of "Aurélio", one of the most widely u…

Sebastião da Rocha Pita

Sebastião da Rocha Pita

366 years since birth · 1660

Sebastião da Rocha Pita was a notable scholar, historian, poet, and chronicler of colonial Brazilian life. His main work, "História da América Portuguesa" (History of Portuguese Am…

Juan Gelman

Juan Gelman

96 years since birth · 1930

Juan Gelman was one of the most important Argentine poets of the 20th and 21st centuries, known for his dense, political, and profoundly human work. His poetry, marked by an incess…

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

104 years since birth · 1922

Robert De Niro is a renowned American actor, known for his intense and versatile performances in a wide range of films. He is considered one of the greatest actors of his generatio…

Yehuda Amichai

Yehuda Amichai

102 years since birth · 1924

Yehuda Amichai was one of the most important Hebrew-language poets of the 20th century. His work is marked by a deep reflection on the human condition, exploring themes such as lov…

Samarone Lima de Oliveira

Samarone Lima de Oliveira

57 years since birth · 1969

Samarone Lima de Oliveira is a contemporary Brazilian poet, known for his poetry that oscillates between lyricism and social reflection. His work explores themes such as identity, …

Fernando Lemos
100

Fernando Lemos

100 years since birth · 1926

Fernando Lemos was a multifaceted artist, with a body of work that spanned poetry, painting, and photography. His poetry, often linked to surrealism and the exploration of the unco…

Efraín Barquero

Efraín Barquero

95 years since birth · 1931

Efraín Barquero was a Chilean poet, whose work is characterized by musicality, the exploration of Latin American identity, and profound lyricism. His poetry stands out for its for…

Joan Alcover

Joan Alcover

172 years since birth · 1854

Joan Alcover i Maspons was a Spanish poet, essayist, and literary critic, a prominent figure of the Majorcan Renaissance and one of the greatest exponents of Catalan Modernism. His…

Mikhail Bulgákov

Mikhail Bulgákov

135 years since birth · 1891

Nélida Piñon

Nélida Piñon

89 years since birth · 1937

Konstantine Gamsakhurdia

Konstantine Gamsakhurdia

135 years since birth · 1891

Died on this day

6