20 de March

Friday

16 Born on this day 5 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

16
Reinaldo Ferreira

Reinaldo Ferreira

104 years since birth · 1922

Reinaldo Ferreira was a Brazilian poet, considered one of the precursors of Modernism in Brazil. His work is marked by formal and thematic experimentation, exploring urban life and…

Alice Gomes

Alice Gomes

27 years since birth · 1999

Alice Gomes is a young contemporary Portuguese poet, recognized for her sensitive and introspective writing. Her poetic work explores themes such as identity, human emotions, the p…

Friedrich Hölderlin

Friedrich Hölderlin

256 years since birth · 1770

Friedrich Hölderlin was one of the most important poets of German Romanticism. His work, profoundly marked by the influence of Ancient Greece and the search for an aesthetic and sp…

Ovídio

Ovídio

1983 years since birth · 43

Ovid was a highly influential Roman poet during the Augustan period. He is best known for his epic narrative poem, the *Metamorphoses*, a continuous mythological narrative in fifte…

Carlos Figueiredo

Carlos Figueiredo

65 years since birth · 1961

Carlos Figueiredo is a Brazilian poet known for his work that frequently explores the human condition, the passage of time, and introspection. His poetry is characterized by carefu…

Menotti del Picchia

Menotti del Picchia

134 years since birth · 1892

Menotti del Picchia was a Brazilian writer, poet, painter, and journalist, a prominent figure of the 1922 Modern Art Week. Known for his versatility, he moved through various liter…

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen

198 years since birth · 1828

Henrik Ibsen was a prominent Norwegian playwright, widely regarded as one of the cornerstones of modernism in theatre. His works are known for their deep exploration of human psych…

Everardo Norões

Everardo Norões

82 years since birth · 1944

Everardo Norões was a Brazilian poet, known for his work marked by lyrical intensity and the profound exploration of existential and social themes. His poetry is distinguished by i…

Alice Vieira

Alice Vieira

83 years since birth · 1943

Alice Vieira is a prominent Portuguese writer, recognized for her extensive work primarily aimed at children's and young adult literature, but also with significant contributions t…

César Leal

César Leal

102 years since birth · 1924

César Leal was a Brazilian intellectual, known for his work as a professor, critic, and writer. His work was characterized by erudition and the depth of his analyses of literature …

Franca Grisoni

Franca Grisoni

81 years since birth · 1945

Franca Grisoni was an Italian writer and poet, known for her work that delves into the complexities of the human condition, with lyrical and reflective language. Her writing often …

John Greening

John Greening

72 years since birth · 1954

John Greening is a British poet and literary critic. His poetic work is known for its clarity, intelligence, and for addressing themes ranging from the observation of everyday life…

Luis Palés Matos

Luis Palés Matos

128 years since birth · 1898

Luis Palés Matos was a central figure in 20th-century Puerto Rican and Latin American poetry, known primarily as the foremost exponent of "Afro-Antilleanism" in lyric poetry. His w…

Inés Arredondo

Inés Arredondo

98 years since birth · 1928

Inés Arredondo was a distinguished Mexican writer whose work is primarily inscribed in the genre of short stories and novellas. Her writing is characterized by a deep exploration o…

Marcelino Freire

Marcelino Freire

59 years since birth · 1967

David Malouf

David Malouf

92 years since birth · 1934

Died on this day

5