29 de August

Saturday

11 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

11
Manuel Machado

Manuel Machado

152 years since birth · 1874

Manuel Machado was a Spanish poet, known for his work that blends modernism with elements of symbolism and Parnassianism. His poetry is marked by intense lyricism, a rich vocabular…

Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck

164 years since birth · 1862

Maurice Maeterlinck was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist, a prominent figure of literary symbolism. His work is characterized by an atmosphere of mystery, lyricism, and ref…

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes

217 years since birth · 1809

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a prominent American physician, professor, and poet, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1809. He is remembered for his contributions to medicine, pa…

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset

317 years since birth · 1709

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset was a French poet and playwright. Born in Amiens, he is known for his work 'Vert-Vert', a satirical poem that brought him considerable fame.

Valéry Larbaud

Valéry Larbaud

145 years since birth · 1881

Valéry Larbaud was a French writer, poet, and translator, known for his lyrical and reflective prose. His work explores themes such as the search for identity, travel, and the very…

Jean Follain

Jean Follain

123 years since birth · 1903

Jean Follain was a French poet, novelist, and journalist, whose work is recognized for its lyrical quality and exploration of daily life and the rural landscape. With a precise sty…

António de Vilas Boas e Sampaio

António de Vilas Boas e Sampaio

397 years since birth · 1629

António de Vilas Boas e Sampaio was a poet whose work is part of the Portuguese literary landscape. He stood out for his lyrical sensitivity and for exploring universal themes thro…

Francisco Alves da Costa

Francisco Alves da Costa

296 years since birth · 1730

Francisco Alves da Costa is a poet distinguished by his ability to combine the power of language with a profound reflection on the human condition. His poetry explores themes such …

Joaquim Correia da Costa

Joaquim Correia da Costa

123 years since birth · 1903

Joaquim Correia da Costa was a Portuguese poet whose work is part of the context of contemporary poetry. His writing is characterized by a deep reflection on existence, time, and m…

Ernesto Rodrigues

Ernesto Rodrigues

67 years since birth · 1959

Ernesto Rodrigues was a Portuguese poet and essayist known for his introspective and reflective poetry. His work often explores themes such as memory, time, and the human condition…

Chus Pato

Chus Pato

71 years since birth · 1955

Chus Pato is a Galician poet, essayist, and translator, with a body of work distinguished by its strong experimental charge and its exploration of social and political issues. Her…

Died on this day

5