09 de August

Sunday

15 Born on this day 8 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
Mário Cesariny

Mário Cesariny

103 years since birth · 1923

Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos was a Portuguese poet, a prominent figure of surrealism in Portugal. His work is characterized by the exploration of the unconscious, the dreamlike, a…

Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin

104 years since birth · 1922

Philip Larkin was an English poet, novelist, and librarian, widely regarded as one of the most important British writers of the second half of the 20th century. His poetic work is …

Luís de Siqueira da Gama

Luís de Siqueira da Gama

41 years since birth · 1985

Luís de Siqueira da Gama was a Portuguese-Brazilian jurist, journalist, and writer, a notable abolitionist and defender of human rights. His life trajectory, marked by slavery in c…

John Dryden

John Dryden

395 years since birth · 1631

John Dryden (1631-1700) was an English poet, playwright, and literary critic. A dominant figure in the literary life of Restoration England, he was appointed the first Poet Laureat…

Júlio Brandão

Júlio Brandão

157 years since birth · 1869

Júlio Brandão was a writer whose work was distinguished by the exploration of profound themes and the quality of his prose. Through careful writing and a unique perspective on soci…

Luís Augusto Palmeirim

Luís Augusto Palmeirim

201 years since birth · 1825

Luís Augusto Palmeirim was a Portuguese poet whose work is part of the 19th-century literary context. He stood out for his lyricism, exploring themes such as love, nature, and the …

Lourenço de Cáceres

Lourenço de Cáceres

78 years since birth · 1948

Lourenço de Cáceres was a poet whose work is part of the context of religious and mystical poetry, marked by deep spirituality and the pursuit of the divine. His writing reflects i…

Maria Lucília Moita

Maria Lucília Moita

98 years since birth · 1928

Maria Lucília Moita was a notable Portuguese poet and short story writer, whose work is recognized for its sensitivity and exploration of themes such as identity, memory, and human…

Vieira de Almeida

Vieira de Almeida

138 years since birth · 1888

Vieira de Almeida was a prominent poet whose work is distinguished by its lyrical depth and exploration of universal themes. His writing is marked by rich and evocative language, c…

Eduardo Pitta

Eduardo Pitta

77 years since birth · 1949

Eduardo Pitta was a Portuguese poet, essayist, and translator, known for his poetic work marked by reflection on identity, the body, and memory. His writing is characterized by car…

Robert Horan

Robert Horan

104 years since birth · 1922

Robert Horan is an American writer and poet whose works frequently explore the complexities of the human experience and the nuances of interpersonal relationships. His poetry is kn…

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

146 years since birth · 1880

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…

Manolo Cuadra

Manolo Cuadra

119 years since birth · 1907

Manolo Cuadra was a distinguished Uruguayan poet and literary critic, recognized for his deep connection with the literary tradition of his country and for his work in cultural dis…

Salvatore Satta

Salvatore Satta

124 years since birth · 1902

Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson

112 years since birth · 1914

Died on this day

8
Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse

64 years since death · 1962

Hermann Hesse was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter who later became a Swiss citizen. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946, his works explore themes of self-discov…

Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish

18 years since death · 2008

Mahmoud Darwish was a widely celebrated Palestinian poet, considered the national poet of Palestine. His poetic work, deeply rooted in the experience of exile, land, and Palestinia…

Diogo Barbosa Machado

Diogo Barbosa Machado

254 years since death · 1772

Diogo Barbosa Machado was a prominent figure of the 18th century in Portugal, primarily known for his monumental work "Bibliotheca Lusitana." This encyclopedic work was dedicated t…

Hermenegilda de Lacerda

Hermenegilda de Lacerda

131 years since death · 1895

Hermenegilda de Lacerda was a singular figure in Portuguese literature, whose verses explored the depth of the female soul and the challenges of being a woman in a transforming soc…

Luís de Abreu de Melo

Luís de Abreu de Melo

193 years since death · 1833

Luís de Abreu de Melo was a Portuguese poet whose work is situated within the context of 19th-century poetry. His writing is marked by a romantic sensibility and a deep reflection …

Urbano Tavares Rodrigues

Urbano Tavares Rodrigues

13 years since death · 2013

Urbano Tavares Rodrigues was a prominent Portuguese writer, poet, and essayist, known for his multifaceted work that addressed social, political, and existential themes. His writin…

Rossana Ombres

Rossana Ombres

17 years since death · 2009

Rossana Ombres is a contemporary Italian writer and poet, whose work is characterized by its lyrical sensitivity and exploration of themes such as female identity, human relationsh…

José Lezama Lima
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José Lezama Lima

50 years since death · 1976

José Lezama Lima was an influential Cuban poet, essayist, and novelist, a central figure in 20th-century Latin American literature and one of the foremost exponents of surrealism a…