13 de August

Thursday

9 Born on this day 4 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

9
Gonçalves de Magalhães

Gonçalves de Magalhães

215 years since birth · 1811

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…

Vespasiano Ramos

Vespasiano Ramos

142 years since birth · 1884

Vespasiano Ramos was a Brazilian poet and writer, known for his participation in the modernist movement. His poetic work is marked by formal experimentation, the use of colloquial …

António Manuel Pires Cabral

António Manuel Pires Cabral

85 years since birth · 1941

António Manuel Pires Cabral is a Portuguese poet, essayist, and researcher, whose work is distinguished by its reflection on identity, memory, and the human condition, often rooted…

António Lobo de Almada Negreiros

António Lobo de Almada Negreiros

158 years since birth · 1868

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…

Francisco Gomes de Amorim

Francisco Gomes de Amorim

199 years since birth · 1827

Francisco Gomes de Amorim was a Portuguese poet, mainly known for his involvement in the Romanticism movement in Portugal. His work, marked by a strong lyrical sensibility and a de…

José Augusto da Costa Resende

José Augusto da Costa Resende

252 years since birth · 1774

José Augusto da Costa Resende was a Portuguese poet and politician, known for his contributions to 19th-century literature. His work reflects Romantic ideals and an interest in Por…

Virgínia Vitorino

Virgínia Vitorino

131 years since birth · 1895

Virgínia Vitorino was a Portuguese writer and poet, whose work stands out for its sensitivity and exploration of social and existential themes. Her writing, often marked by a refle…

Brandon Som

Brandon Som

51 years since birth · 1975

Brandon Som is an American poet whose work explores the intersections of identity, culture, and personal experience, often with a focus on the complexities of the Asian diaspora an…

Albert Jané

Albert Jané

96 years since birth · 1930

Albert Jané is a Catalan writer and journalist, known for his work aimed at children and young adults, as well as his activity in the field of culture and humor. His literary outpu…

Died on this day

4