10 de July

Friday

12 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

12
Edmilson
50

Edmilson

50 years since birth · 1976

Edmilson is a poet who stands out for his lyrical and reflective approach to human existence, exploring themes such as identity, time, and the search for meaning. His work is marke…

Ilka Brunhilde Laurito

Ilka Brunhilde Laurito

101 years since birth · 1925

Ilka Brunhilde Laurito is a Brazilian poet and writer, known for her work that navigates between lyricism and reflection on existential and social themes. Her poetry is marked by s…

Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust

155 years since birth · 1871

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist. He is best known for his monumental work "In Search of Lost Time" (À la recherche …

Salvador Espriu i Castelló

Salvador Espriu i Castelló

113 years since birth · 1913

Salvador Espriu i Castelló was a Spanish poet, playwright, and novelist. He is considered one of the main representatives of 20th-century Catalan poetry. His work is marked by a de…

Maria Isabel Barreno

Maria Isabel Barreno

87 years since birth · 1939

Maria Isabel Barreno was a Portuguese writer, essayist, and activist, co-author of the book "Novas Cartas Portuguesas" (New Portuguese Letters), a fundamental work of feminism in P…

Jody Gladding

Jody Gladding

71 years since birth · 1955

Jody Gladding is an American poet known for her work that focuses on the close observation of the natural world and its connections to human experience. Her poetry often explores t…

Nicolás Guillén

Nicolás Guillén

124 years since birth · 1902

Nicolás Guillén was a Cuban poet, considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century Latin American literature. His work is characterized by the fusion of Afro-Cuban and …

Xuan Bello

Xuan Bello

61 years since birth · 1965

Xuan Bello is a prominent Spanish writer and translator, recognized for his work in Galician and Asturian. His literary output encompasses poetry, narrative, and essay, characteriz…

Ernestina de Champourcín

Ernestina de Champourcín

121 years since birth · 1905

Ernestina de Champourcín was a Spanish poet and essayist belonging to the Generation of '27. Her work is characterized by a deep spirituality, lyrical language, and themes focused …

Salvador Espriu

Salvador Espriu

113 years since birth · 1913

Salvador Espriu was a Spanish poet, playwright, and novelist, a central figure in post-war Catalan literature. His work, deeply rooted in the identity and history of Catalonia, is …

Jorge Volpi

Jorge Volpi

58 years since birth · 1968

Alice Munro

Alice Munro

95 years since birth · 1931

Died on this day

8
Gonçalves de Magalhães

Gonçalves de Magalhães

144 years since death · 1882

Gonçalves de Magalhães was a Brazilian poet, writer, and politician, a central figure of Romanticism in Brazil. Recognized as the introducer of the movement in Brazil, his work sto…

Augusto Meyer

Augusto Meyer

56 years since death · 1970

Augusto Meyer was a prominent Brazilian poet, essayist, and professor, a central figure in the literature of Rio Grande do Sul and of national relevance. His poetic work is marked …

Maria de Lourdes Hortas

Maria de Lourdes Hortas

22 years since death · 2004

Maria de Lourdes Hortas was a Portuguese poet whose work is distinguished by its lyrical depth and exploration of existential and everyday themes. With careful language and keen se…

Teresa Brandão

Teresa Brandão

178 years since death · 1848

Teresa Brandão is a notable figure in contemporary Portuguese-language poetry, known for her lyrical voice and her exploration of intimate and universal themes. Her work stands out…

Francisco Matos Paoli

Francisco Matos Paoli

26 years since death · 2000

Francisco Matos Paoli was a Macanese poet and essayist whose work explores identity, memory, and the complexity of the human condition in an insular context. His writing, often mar…

Eurico Gonçalves

Eurico Gonçalves

4 years since death · 2022

Eurico Gonçalves was a Portuguese poet, writer, and visual artist, known for his multifaceted work that explored the relationship between word and image. His poetic production is m…

Giuseppe Villaroel

Giuseppe Villaroel

61 years since death · 1965

Giuseppe Villaroel was an Italian poet and writer, known for his lyrical and introspective work. His poetry explores themes such as the human condition, the passage of time, and th…

Elvira Vigna

Elvira Vigna

9 years since death · 2017