26 de June

Friday

8 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

8
Rafael do Nascimento Monteiro

Rafael do Nascimento Monteiro

37 years since birth · 1989

Rafael do Nascimento Monteiro was a poet whose work was characterized by the exploration of existential themes and the intrinsic musicality of his verses. His poetic compositions r…

Francisco Otaviano

Francisco Otaviano

201 years since birth · 1825

Francisco Otaviano de Almeida Rosa was a Brazilian writer, journalist, and politician, a prominent figure of Romanticism in Brazil, especially linked to the second romantic generat…

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

84 years since birth · 1942

Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian musician, singer, songwriter, and cultural activist, a prominent figure in Brazilian popular music and one of the creators of the tropicalist movement. …

Antoine de Rivarol

Antoine de Rivarol

273 years since birth · 1753

Antoine Gombaud, Chevalier de Rivarol was a French writer and scholar, known for his wit and aphorisms. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment, known for his cri…

Aimé Césaire

Aimé Césaire

113 years since birth · 1913

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 …

Esther Tellermann

Esther Tellermann

79 years since birth · 1947

Esther Tellermann is a contemporary writer and poet, whose work stands out for its originality and exploration of themes related to identity, the body, and the female experience. H…

Antony Dunn

Antony Dunn

53 years since birth · 1973

Antony Dunn is a British poet and educator, known for his lyrical and reflective poetry. His work often addresses the human experience, nature, and the passage of time, with carefu…

Maria Velho da Costa

Maria Velho da Costa

88 years since birth · 1938

Died on this day

4