05 de August

Wednesday

7 Born on this day 9 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

7

Died on this day

9
Ana Luísa Amaral

Ana Luísa Amaral

4 years since death · 2022

Ana Luísa Amaral was a Portuguese poet, essayist, and translator whose work deeply explored themes such as identity, memory, the body, otherness, and the complex relationship betwe…

Ana Hatherly

Ana Hatherly

11 years since death · 2015

Ana Hatherly is a central figure in Portuguese experimental poetry, known for her innovative approach that crosses literature, visual arts, and performance. Her work explores the r…

Otacílio Batista Patriota

Otacílio Batista Patriota

23 years since death · 2003

Otacílio Batista Patriota was a Brazilian popular poet, known for his work that portrays the life and customs of the Northeastern sertão. His poetry, with strong regional roots and…

Ramakrishna

Ramakrishna

498 years since death · 1528

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was a 19th-century Indian mystic and yogi. He is a central figure in the Bramo Samaj and one of India's most revered saints. Ramakrishna is known for hi…

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

7 years since death · 2019

Chloe Ardelia Wofford Morrison, known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist, essayist, editor, and professor. She is known for her novels that explore the African American exp…

António Mendes Portalegre

António Mendes Portalegre

97 years since death · 1929

António Mendes Portalegre was a Portuguese poet whose work fits into literary contexts ranging from intimism to experimentation. Associated with various literary magazines, his poe…

Matthew Sweeney

Matthew Sweeney

8 years since death · 2018

Matthew Sweeney was a British poet of American origin, known for his imaginative and often dark poetry. His work is characterized by vivid language, a sense of strangeness, and an …

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

64 years since death · 1962

Ramón Pérez de Ayala was a distinguished Spanish novelist, essayist, and literary critic, known for his profound erudition and his reflective and often ironic style. His work is ch…

Edgar Albert Guest

Edgar Albert Guest

67 years since death · 1959

Edgar Albert Guest was a prolific and widely read poet whose work captured the sentiments and experiences of everyday life for a broad audience. Often referred to as "America's Peo…