07 de May

Thursday

15 Born on this day 6 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

15
Anísio Melhor

Anísio Melhor

140 years since birth · 1886

Anísio Melhor is a poet who stands out for his ability to weave verses that explore subjectivity, human passions, and the intrinsic beauty of the world. His poetry is often imbued …

Iara Vieira

Iara Vieira

82 years since birth · 1944

Iara Vieira is a writer whose poetic work is distinguished by its sensitivity and exploration of universal themes with a unique perspective. Her poetry is woven with evocative and …

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

165 years since birth · 1861

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter, widely regarded as the most important figure in modern Indian liter…

Robert Browning

Robert Browning

214 years since birth · 1812

Robert Browning was a prominent English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue and keen psychological insight made him one of the most influential figures of t…

Platão

Platão

1599 years since birth · 427

Plato was an influential Greek philosopher of antiquity, a student of Socrates and master of Aristotle. He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western…

Horst Bienek

Horst Bienek

96 years since birth · 1930

Horst Bienek was a prominent German novelist, poet, and playwright, known for his works that frequently explored the complexities of German identity and the memories of World War I…

Susana Thénon

Susana Thénon

91 years since birth · 1935

Susana Thénon was an Argentine poet, associated with the avant-garde movement and experimental poetry. Her work is known for its formal daring, its exploration of humor, irony, and…

Maria Aurora Santos Costa

Maria Aurora Santos Costa

62 years since birth · 1964

Maria Aurora Santos Costa was a poet whose work was characterized by profound lyrical sensitivity and an exploration of the themes of love, saudade, and the beauty of nature. Her p…

Rosa Maria Martelo

Rosa Maria Martelo

115 years since birth · 1911

Rosa Maria Martelo is a poet whose work is distinguished by its lyrical depth and exploration of existential themes. Her poetic compositions often address introspection, the passag…

Guillermo Carnero

Guillermo Carnero

79 years since birth · 1947

Jenny Joseph

Jenny Joseph

95 years since birth · 1931

Jenny Joseph was an English poet celebrated for her distinctive voice and exploration of themes such as freedom, rebellion, and acceptance of life in its various facets. Her work i…

Evaristo Carriego

Evaristo Carriego

143 years since birth · 1883

Evaristo Carriego was an Argentine poet whose work focused on the life and environments of the Buenos Aires slums, anticipating lunfardo as poetic material. His poems crudely and m…

Almudena Grandes

Almudena Grandes

66 years since birth · 1960

Fialho de Almeida

Fialho de Almeida

169 years since birth · 1857

Peter Carey

Peter Carey

83 years since birth · 1943

Died on this day

6