12 de June

Friday

8 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

8
Arsenii Tarkovskii

Arsenii Tarkovskii

119 years since birth · 1907

Arsenii Tarkovskii was a Russian poet, known for his poetry of deep existential resonance and his ability to evoke vivid images of nature and memory. His work, marked by rich langu…

André Suarès

André Suarès

158 years since birth · 1868

André Suarès was a French writer, poet, and critic, known for his intense and passionate style and his philosophical exploration of art and life. Born in Marseille in 1868, he dedi…

Sandro Penna

Sandro Penna

120 years since birth · 1906

Sandro Penna was an Italian poet, known for his lyrical and intimate poetry, which frequently explores themes such as youth, beauty, desire, and melancholy. His work, marked by cle…

H.C. Artmann

H.C. Artmann

105 years since birth · 1921

Hans Carl Artmann was an influential Austrian poet, playwright, and translator, known for his linguistic experimentation and for being a central figure in post-war German-language …

Luísa Monteiro

Luísa Monteiro

58 years since birth · 1968

Luísa Monteiro is a contemporary poet whose work is distinguished by lyrical depth and the exploration of universal themes such as love, loss, and the passage of time. Her poetry i…

José Viale Moutinho

José Viale Moutinho

81 years since birth · 1945

José Viale Moutinho was a Portuguese poet, short story writer, and novelist, associated with the Portuguese surrealist movement. His work is marked by imagination, the dreamlike, a…

Ali Lameda

Ali Lameda

102 years since birth · 1924

Ali Lameda was a Venezuelan poet, essayist, and journalist. His poetic work stands out for its exploration of identity, memory, and the human condition, with a lyrical and introspe…

Felipe Juaristi

Felipe Juaristi

69 years since birth · 1957

Felipe Juaristi is a Spanish poet, essayist, and university professor, with a strong connection to Basque literature. His poetic work is recognized for its philosophical depth and …

Died on this day

8
Everaldo Moreira Verás

Everaldo Moreira Verás

14 years since death · 2012

Everaldo Moreira Verás is a poet whose work is distinguished by its profound reflection on existence, identity, and the human condition, exploring universal themes with a rich and …

Karl Kraus

Karl Kraus

90 years since death · 1936

Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer, journalist, and poet, widely regarded as one of the most important German-language literary figures of the 20th century. He founded and edited th…

Itamar Assumpção

Itamar Assumpção

23 years since death · 2003

Itamar Assumpção was a Brazilian poet, composer, and singer, known for his innovative and engaged poetry, which frequently addressed social and existential themes with an ironic an…

António Lobo de Almada Negreiros

António Lobo de Almada Negreiros

87 years since death · 1939

António Lobo de Almada Negreiros was a multifaceted Portuguese artist, writer, poet, and playwright, a central figure of the modernist generation and one of the most prominent arti…

Marcela Paz

Marcela Paz

41 years since death · 1985

Marcela Paz, whose real name was Esther Huneeus Cox, was a Chilean writer widely known as the creator of "Papelucho", a very popular children's book series. Her work focused on the…

Cristóbal de Castillejo

Cristóbal de Castillejo

476 years since death · 1550

Cristóbal de Castillejo was a 16th-century Spanish poet, belonging to the current of courtly and humanist poetry. He is considered the last great representative of cancioneril poet…

Salvador Díaz Mirón

Salvador Díaz Mirón

98 years since death · 1928

Mexican poet, a prominent figure of late Romanticism and a precursor of Modernism. His work is characterized by its expressive force, lyrical intensity, and exploration of themes s…

Bulat Okudzhava

Bulat Okudzhava

29 years since death · 1997