07 de August

Friday

13 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

13
Edmundo de Bettencourt

Edmundo de Bettencourt

127 years since birth · 1899

Edmundo de Bettencourt was a Portuguese poet and short-story writer, native to Madeira, whose work was characterized by a strong connection to his homeland and by the influences of…

Vicente Franz Cecim

Vicente Franz Cecim

80 years since birth · 1946

Vicente Franz Cecim is an Angolan poet whose work is part of the context of African literature in Portuguese, marked by social intervention and the search for identity. His poetry …

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

84 years since birth · 1942

Caetano Veloso is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and writer, one of the most influential and innovative figures in Brazilian popular music. World-renowned for his work that spans …

Mercedez Vasconcellos

Mercedez Vasconcellos

91 years since birth · 1935

Mercedez Vasconcellos is a literary figure whose work stands out for its depth and exploration of universal themes, such as love, loss, and the search for identity. Her writing, ma…

Victor Silva

Victor Silva

161 years since birth · 1865

Victor Silva is a poet whose work stands out for its lyrical depth and exploration of universal themes such as love, longing, nature, and the ephemerality of existence. His poetry …

Nancy Morejón

Nancy Morejón

82 years since birth · 1944

Nancy Morejón is a prominent Cuban poet, essayist, and translator, recognized for her powerful voice and exploration of themes such as identity, race, gender, and history. Her work…

Georg Stiernhielm

Georg Stiernhielm

428 years since birth · 1598

Georg Stiernhielm was a Swedish jurist, mathematician, and poet, known as the "father of modern Swedish poetry." He was one of the first to write poetry in Swedish in an elaborate …

Haroldo Maranhão

Haroldo Maranhão

99 years since birth · 1927

Haroldo Maranhão was a Brazilian poet, essayist, and literary critic, whose work is notable for its lyrical depth and exploration of existential and social themes. With a rich and …

Carlos Cristóvão

Carlos Cristóvão

235 years since birth · 1791

Carlos Cristóvão is a contemporary Portuguese poet, whose work is characterized by an innovative approach and the exploration of themes such as identity, memory, and the human cond…

Políbio Gomes dos Santos

Políbio Gomes dos Santos

115 years since birth · 1911

Políbio Gomes dos Santos was a Portuguese poet, whose work is part of a context of poetic renewal, exploring themes such as nature, love, and identity. He stood out for his lyrical…

Peter Gizzi

Peter Gizzi

67 years since birth · 1959

Peter Gizzi is a contemporary American poet, known for his lyrical and cerebral poetry, which explores language, perception, and the nature of reality. His work is often characteri…

Gligor Stojkovski

Gligor Stojkovski

74 years since birth · 1952

Gligor Stojkovski is a Macedonian writer, poet, and editor. He is known for his prolific literary production and for his role in promoting Macedonian culture and literature, both …

Alonso de Ercilla

Alonso de Ercilla

493 years since birth · 1533

Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga was a Spanish soldier and poet, author of "La Araucana", one of the most important epic poems in Spanish literature and the first major work of Chilean l…

Died on this day

9
Jáder de Carvalho

Jáder de Carvalho

41 years since death · 1985

Jáder de Carvalho was a Brazilian poet known for his lyrical exploration of themes such as love, longing, and transcendence. His work stands out for its musicality and formal delic…

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

85 years since death · 1941

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…

Duarte de Brito

Duarte de Brito

472 years since death · 1554

Duarte de Brito was a Portuguese poet of the 16th century, whose works are part of the Renaissance. His poetry, although not as prominent as that of some contemporaries, contribute…

João Vário

João Vário

19 years since death · 2007

João Vário, pseudonym of Manuel de Mello Moser, was a multifaceted Portuguese writer, known for his innovative and experimental work, which challenged the literary conventions of h…

John Caddy

John Caddy

5 years since death · 2021

John Caddy is an Australian poet and writer known for his lyrical and contemplative poetry, often inspired by the landscape and nature. His work explores themes of identity, memory…

Juan de Arguijo

Juan de Arguijo

404 years since death · 1622

Juan de Arguijo was a Spanish poet of the Golden Age, known for his metric skill and his adherence to the poetic currents of his time. His work, although not extensive, is characte…

Alexander Blok

Alexander Blok

105 years since death · 1921

Konstantin Stanislavski

Konstantin Stanislavski

88 years since death · 1938

Rosario Castellanos

Rosario Castellanos

52 years since death · 1974