21 de January

Wednesday

2 Born on this day 13 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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Pedro Henrique Saraiva Leão

Pedro Henrique Saraiva Leão

4 years since death · 2022

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George Orwell

George Orwell

76 years since death · 1950

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Blaise Cendrars

Blaise Cendrars

65 years since death · 1961

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George Augustus Moore

George Augustus Moore

93 years since death · 1933

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Sandro Penna

Sandro Penna

49 years since death · 1977

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Manuel Joaquim Dias

Manuel Joaquim Dias

96 years since death · 1930

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Amato Lusitano

Amato Lusitano

458 years since death · 1568

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Maria Amélia Marques Neto

Maria Amélia Marques Neto

10 years since death · 2016

Maria Amélia Marques Neto was a Portuguese writer and poet, whose work stands out for its sensitivity and strong connection to Portuguese popular culture and traditions. Her poetic…

António de Cértima

António de Cértima

43 years since death · 1983

António de Cértima was a Portuguese poet, a name linked to the surrealist movement in Portugal. Although his work is less extensive than that of other contemporaries, his participa…

Eugénia de Vasconcelos

Eugénia de Vasconcelos

81 years since death · 1945

Eugénia de Vasconcelos is a notable figure in Portuguese poetry, known for her lyrical sensitivity and exploration of intimate and social themes. Her work, marked by careful langua…

Antonio Barolini

Antonio Barolini

55 years since death · 1971

Antonio Barolini was a prominent Italian writer, poet, and translator. His work is recognized for its stylistic sophistication and the depth with which he addressed the human exper…

Vincenzo Consolo

Vincenzo Consolo

14 years since death · 2012

Aluísio Azevedo

Aluísio Azevedo

113 years since death · 1913