17 de April

Friday

12 Born on this day 8 Died on this day
Guillaume Apollinaire
Author of the day

Guillaume Apollinaire

Guillaume Apollinaire was a highly influential French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic. He is considered one of the most important figures of early 20th-century European literature, particularly associated with the Symbolist movement and the development of Surrealism. Apollinaire is credited with coining the term 'Surrealism' and is renowned for his innovative use of language, experimental typography, and exploration of modern themes. His poetry often blends lyricis…

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
Cristiane Ferrari

Cristiane Ferrari

44 years since birth · 1982

Cristiane Ferrari is a contemporary Brazilian writer, with a prominent role in poetry. Her work is characterized by a lyrical and introspective language, exploring themes such as t…

Jomard Muniz de Britto

Jomard Muniz de Britto

83 years since birth · 1943

Jomard Muniz de Britto is a Brazilian writer with a multifaceted work that spans poetry, prose, and essay. His writing is often marked by a strong social and political component, e…

Ribamar Feitosa

Ribamar Feitosa

93 years since birth · 1933

Ribamar Feitosa is a poet known for his exploration of deep and universal themes. His work is characterized by rich and imagistic language, evoking sensations and reflections on th…

Flora Figueiredo

Flora Figueiredo

21 years since birth · 2005

Flora Figueiredo is a contemporary poetic figure whose work explores the depths of human experience through sensitive and imagistic language. Her compositions address universal the…

Jaime Rocha

Jaime Rocha

77 years since birth · 1949

Jaime Rocha is a Portuguese poet whose work is distinguished by its strong connection to the land, to everyday life, and to a language that evokes orality and simplicity. His poetr…

José Joaquim de Torres

José Joaquim de Torres

229 years since birth · 1797

José Joaquim de Torres was a Portuguese poet known for his lyrical work, marked by deep sensitivity and reflection on universal themes. His poetry explores the human condition, the…

André Lafon

André Lafon

143 years since birth · 1883

André Lafon is a French author, journalist, and editor, known for his work in the field of science fiction and fantasy. With a career dedicated to writing and promoting literature…

Patrizia Cavalli

Patrizia Cavalli

79 years since birth · 1947

Patrizia Cavalli was a prominent Italian poet on the contemporary literary scene. Her work is marked by incisive language and an honest, sometimes provocative, exploration of feeli…

Jaime Torres Bodet

Jaime Torres Bodet

124 years since birth · 1902

Jaime Torres Bodet was a distinguished Mexican poet, diplomat, and academic. His poetic work is characterized by a deep reflection on the human condition, time, memory, and the sea…

Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder

129 years since birth · 1897

Karen Blixen

Karen Blixen

141 years since birth · 1885

Mariama Bâ

Mariama Bâ

97 years since birth · 1929

Died on this day

8
Joaquim Pessoa

Joaquim Pessoa

3 years since death · 2023

Joaquim Pessoa was a Portuguese poet and essayist, a prominent figure in contemporary literature. His work is distinguished by its intelligence, irony, and a profound reflection on…

Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez

12 years since death · 2014

Gabriel García Márquez was a renowned Colombian writer, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. Known for his magical and realistic prose, he revolutionized Latin American l…

Bessie Head

Bessie Head

40 years since death · 1986

Bessie Head was a Motswana writer of South African origin, known for her works that deeply explore identity, exile, the female condition, and the social and political complexities …

Yi Sáng

Yi Sáng

89 years since death · 1937

Yi Sáng was a Korean poet and writer, a prominent figure in his country's modernist literature. His work, marked by formal experimentation and language exploration, reflects the so…

Aimé Césaire

Aimé Césaire

18 years since death · 2008

Aimé Césaire was a Martinican poet, writer, and politician, a prominent figure in the literary and political movement of Négritude. His poetic work, marked by expressive force and …

Adolfo Simões Müller

Adolfo Simões Müller

37 years since death · 1989

Adolfo Simões Müller was a multifaceted Portuguese creator, known for his diverse work that encompassed poetry, short stories, novels, plays, and essays. His writing, often marked …

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

331 years since death · 1695

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is one of the most important literary figures of the Hispanic American Baroque. A New Spain poet, playwright, and essayist, her work covers a wide range o…

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

236 years since death · 1790