30 de June

Tuesday

15 Born on this day 6 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

15
Joaquim Namorado

Joaquim Namorado

112 years since birth · 1914

Joaquim Namorado was a Portuguese poet, essayist, and professor, whose work is predominantly situated within the Neorealism and social poetry tradition. His writing is marked by a …

Antônio de Oliveira

Antônio de Oliveira

152 years since birth · 1874

Antônio de Oliveira was a Portuguese poet, a prominent figure of the Arcadian period in Portugal. His work is characterized by clarity, harmony, and the pursuit of formal perfectio…

Georges Duhamel

Georges Duhamel

142 years since birth · 1884

Georges Duhamel was a French novelist, poet, and surgeon. He is best known for his novel series "Chronique des Pasquier", which chronicles the life of a Parisian family over severa…

John Gay

John Gay

341 years since birth · 1685

John Gay (1685-1732) was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his ballad opera, 'The Beggar's Opera', which became a landmark in British musical theatre. Gay was a…

Czesław Miłosz

Czesław Miłosz

115 years since birth · 1911

Czesław Miłosz was a Polish-Lithuanian poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980. Born into a Polish family in Lithuania, then par…

Miron Białoszewski

Miron Białoszewski

104 years since birth · 1922

Miron Białoszewski was a Polish poet, writer, playwright, and actor, considered one of the most important figures in post-war Polish literature. He was one of the most original rep…

Tatiana Faia

Tatiana Faia

40 years since birth · 1986

Tatiana Faia is a Portuguese poet and writer whose work stands out for its exploration of the human condition, memory, and identity. Her poetry is marked by careful language and de…

D. Francisco da Costa

D. Francisco da Costa

112 years since birth · 1914

D. Francisco da Costa was an ecclesiastical and literary figure of the 18th century, whose reflections and writings are part of the Portuguese Enlightenment context. His work, alth…

Hermenegilda de Lacerda

Hermenegilda de Lacerda

185 years since birth · 1841

Hermenegilda de Lacerda was a singular figure in Portuguese literature, whose verses explored the depth of the female soul and the challenges of being a woman in a transforming soc…

Philippe Jaccottet

Philippe Jaccottet

101 years since birth · 1925

Philippe Jaccottet was a French-language Swiss poet and essayist, widely recognized for his lyrical and reflective work. His poetry explores the relationship between man and nature…

Daniel de la Vega

Daniel de la Vega

134 years since birth · 1892

Daniel de la Vega is a contemporary Chilean writer, known for his contribution to fantastic and horror literature. His work explores dark and psychological themes, often delving in…

José Emilio Pacheco

José Emilio Pacheco

87 years since birth · 1939

Mexican poet, essayist, narrator, translator, and academic. Known for his introspective lyricism and his sharp reflection on time, memory, and identity. His work is characterized b…

Nikolai Nekrásov

Nikolai Nekrásov

94 years since birth · 1932

Mongo Beti

Mongo Beti

94 years since birth · 1932

Assia Djebar

Assia Djebar

90 years since birth · 1936

Died on this day

6