09 de May

Saturday

12 Born on this day 7 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

12
William Dumbar

William Dumbar

104 years since birth · 1922

William Dumbar is a poet whose work is recognized for its thematic depth and formal mastery. His poetry explores the relationship of human beings with the universe, nature, and exi…

Ascenso Ferreira

Ascenso Ferreira

131 years since birth · 1895

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…

André Brun

André Brun

145 years since birth · 1881

André Brun was a Portuguese poet and essayist, whose work is part of a context of lyrical renewal and reflection on human identity and experience. His poetry, often marked by deep …

Charles Simic

Charles Simic

88 years since birth · 1938

Charles Simic was a Serbian-American poet, essayist, and translator, known for his poetry that often explores the surreal, the absurd, and the dark, often with a touch of black hum…

Mona Van Duyn

Mona Van Duyn

105 years since birth · 1921

Jorie Graham

Jorie Graham

76 years since birth · 1950

Jorie Graham is a contemporary American poet, known for her philosophical and experimental poetry that investigates themes such as nature, consciousness, time, and the human relati…

Ivan Džeparoski

Ivan Džeparoski

68 years since birth · 1958

Ivan Džeparoski is a respected professor, translator, and literary critic, known for his vast scholarship and significant contributions to literary studies and translation theory. …

Carlos Bousoño

Carlos Bousoño

103 years since birth · 1923

Carlos Bousoño was a distinguished Spanish poet and literary critic, a central figure in post-war Spanish poetry and one of the foremost experts on the work of Juan Ramón Jiménez. …

J.M. Barrie

J.M. Barrie

166 years since birth · 1860

José Ortega y Gasset

José Ortega y Gasset

143 years since birth · 1883

Bulat Okudzhava

Bulat Okudzhava

102 years since birth · 1924

Lucian Blaga

Lucian Blaga

131 years since birth · 1895

Died on this day

7
Luís Miguel Nava

Luís Miguel Nava

31 years since death · 1995

Luís Miguel Nava is a contemporary Portuguese poet, known for his work that explores the depths of the human condition, the ephemerality of time, and the complexity of interpersona…

Eurícledes Formiga

Eurícledes Formiga

43 years since death · 1983

Eurícledes Formiga was a Brazilian poet known for his work exploring the human condition, melancholy, and the passage of time. His poetry is marked by careful language, deep lyrici…

Artur da Távola

Artur da Távola

18 years since death · 2008

Artur da Távola was a Portuguese poet, essayist, and translator, known for his deeply reflective work and his active participation in the cultural and political life of his time. H…

Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller

221 years since death · 1805

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, physician, and historian, considered one of the most important playwrights in the German language. He is oft…

Abul ʿAla Al-Maʿarri

Abul ʿAla Al-Maʿarri

969 years since death · 1057

Abul ʿAla Al-Maʿarri was a prominent Arab poet, philosopher, and lexicographer of the Islamic Golden Age. Known for his profound scholarship and skeptical thought, his poetic work …

Baptista Bastos

Baptista Bastos

9 years since death · 2017

José Baptista Bastos was a Portuguese poet, known for his lyrical and reflective work, which explores the human condition, the passage of time, and the search for meaning in existe…

José Manuel Caballero Bonald

José Manuel Caballero Bonald

5 years since death · 2021

José Manuel Caballero Bonald was a Spanish poet and novelist, a prominent figure of the Generation of '50. His work is characterized by a deep social and existential charge, addres…