26 de February

Thursday

9 Born on this day 3 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

9
Fernando Echevarría

Fernando Echevarría

97 years since birth · 1929

Fernando Echevarría was a Chilean poet, essayist, and literary critic, known for his significant contribution to contemporary Spanish-language poetry. His work frequently addresses…

Abrahão Cost'Andrade

Abrahão Cost'Andrade

52 years since birth · 1974

Abrahão Cost'Andrade was a poet whose work explores the depths of the human soul and the complexities of interpersonal relationships. His writing is marked by deep introspection an…

Francisco Karam

Francisco Karam

60 years since birth · 1966

Francisco Karam is a Brazilian poet whose work stands out for its exploration of the inner landscape and the human condition, often intertwined with a sensitivity for the nuances o…

Domingos do Nascimento

Domingos do Nascimento

64 years since birth · 1962

Domingos do Nascimento was a poet whose work is part of a context of deep reflection on the human condition and spirituality. His poetic compositions explore the duality between th…

Michel Houellebecq

Michel Houellebecq

70 years since birth · 1956

Michel Houellebecq is a French novelist, poet, and essayist, widely regarded as one of the most important and controversial literary figures in contemporary France. His work, marke…

Pierre Mac Orlan

Pierre Mac Orlan

144 years since birth · 1882

Pierre Mac Orlan, pseudonym of Pierre Dancergues, was a French writer and journalist. He is known for his adventure novels and his vivid descriptions of Parisian life and seascapes…

Fernando Leal

Fernando Leal

130 years since birth · 1896

Fernando Leal was a Portuguese poet whose work is situated within the context of Portuguese modernism. He was characterized by the exploration of themes related to identity, memory…

Efraín Jara Idrovo
100

Efraín Jara Idrovo

100 years since birth · 1926

Efraín Jara Idrovo was an Ecuadorian poet, essayist, and critic, whose work is distinguished by his profound reflection on existence, identity, and the human condition, often tinge…

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

224 years since birth · 1802

Died on this day

3