05 de May

Tuesday

11 Born on this day 11 Died on this 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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Born on this day

11
Luís Amaro

Luís Amaro

103 years since birth · 1923

Luís Amaro is a contemporary Portuguese poet, recognized for his work that oscillates between confessional lyricism and reflection on the human condition. His poetry explores theme…

Jose Luis Appleyard

Jose Luis Appleyard

99 years since birth · 1927

Jose Luis Appleyard was a poet and translator known for his lyrical and reflective work. His poetry often explores the human condition, the passage of time, and the search for mean…

Cândido da Velha

Cândido da Velha

161 years since birth · 1865

Cândido da Velha was a Portuguese poet known for his forays into religiously and morally inspired poetry. His work reflects a period of literary transition, where echoes of classic…

Christopher Morley

Christopher Morley

136 years since birth · 1890

Christopher Darlington Morley (5 May 1890 – 28 March 1957) was an American journalist, novelist, poet and critic. He is perhaps best known for creating the game of Clue (Cluedo).

Paul Eldridge

Paul Eldridge

138 years since birth · 1888

Paul Eldridge, born Joseph-Émile Mathon, was a French writer and poet. His work, marked by a Symbolist and mystical style, explores themes such as love, death, and transcendence. H…

Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard

213 years since birth · 1813

Søren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious thinker. He is often considered the first existentialist philosopher. Kierkegaard critici…

Miklós Radnóti

Miklós Radnóti

117 years since birth · 1909

Miklós Radnóti was a Hungarian poet of Jewish origin, whose work, profoundly marked by the atrocities of the Holocaust, became a poignant testament to the human condition in times …

José Joaquim Bordalo

José Joaquim Bordalo

205 years since birth · 1821

José Joaquim Bordalo, known by the pseudonym "Camillo", was a singular figure in the literary and journalistic landscape of 19th-century Portugal. His literary output, although les…

Jaime Salazar Sampaio

Jaime Salazar Sampaio

101 years since birth · 1925

Jaime Salazar Sampaio was a Portuguese jurist and poet, known for his literary work that explored universal themes with a careful and reflective language. His poetry, although some…

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Henryk Sienkiewicz

180 years since birth · 1846

Niko Pirosmani

Niko Pirosmani

164 years since birth · 1862

Died on this day

11
Mário Quintana

Mário Quintana

32 years since death · 1994

Mário Quintana was a Brazilian poet, journalist, and translator, known for his lyrical, accessible, and tender poetry. His work, often marked by apparent simplicity and a melanchol…

Waly Salomão

Waly Salomão

23 years since death · 2003

Waly Salomão was a Brazilian poet, composer, lyricist, and filmmaker. His work is marked by linguistic experimentation, the fusion of elements of Brazilian popular culture with the…

Ascenso Ferreira

Ascenso Ferreira

61 years since death · 1965

Ascenso Ferreira was a Brazilian poet, recognized as one of the greatest exponents of poetry from the Northeast. His work is marked by profound lyricism, linguistic exploration, an…

Leopoldo Neto

Leopoldo Neto

321 years since death · 1705

Leopoldo Neto is a recognized poet for his audacious exploration of language and his unique perspective on reality. His work, often experimental, challenges literary conventions, d…

Bret Harte

Bret Harte

124 years since death · 1902

Francis Bret Harte was an American writer and poet known for his stories about the Old West, especially the California Gold Rush. His tales often depicted the lives of miners, gamb…

Giuseppe Baretti

Giuseppe Baretti

237 years since death · 1789

Giuseppe Baretti (April 24, 1719 - December 5, 1789) was an Italian writer, literary critic, and lexicographer. He is known for his active participation in the cultural debate of h…

Ai Qing

Ai Qing

30 years since death · 1996

Ai Qing was a prominent Chinese poet, known for his lyrical and socially conscious poetry. His works address themes such as the lives of ordinary people, the struggle against oppre…

Frei Luís de Sousa

Frei Luís de Sousa

394 years since death · 1632

Frei Luís de Sousa was a 17th-century Portuguese poet, playwright, and friar, a prominent figure of the Baroque period. His work is marked by profound religiosity, reflection on th…

Severiano Falcão

Severiano Falcão

22 years since death · 2004

Severiano Falcão is a poet who stands out for his lyrical and introspective writing, exploring the complexity of human emotions and the individual's relationship with the world. Hi…

André Lafon

André Lafon

111 years since death · 1915

André Lafon is a French author, journalist, and editor, known for his work in the field of science fiction and fantasy. With a career dedicated to writing and promoting literature…

Park Kyongni

Park Kyongni

18 years since death · 2008