31 de August

Monday

8 Born on this day 9 Died on this day
William Butler Yeats
Author of the day

William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats was a prominent Irish poet, playwright, and mystic, widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. His early work was deeply influenced by Irish mythology and folklore, and he was a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. Over his career, his style evolved, becoming more personal, symbolic, and philosophical, grappling with themes of love, aging, politics, and the spiritual life. Yeats's poetry is characterized by its rich imagery, musicality, and intel…

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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Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire

159 years since death · 1867

Charles Baudelaire was a pioneering French poet, critic, and translator, best known for his collection 'Les Fleurs du mal' (The Flowers of Madness). He is considered a key figure i…

Marina Tsvetaeva

Marina Tsvetaeva

85 years since death · 1941

Marina Tsvetaeva was one of the most prominent and original Russian poets of the 20th century, whose work is marked by an overwhelming emotional intensity, an impetuous lyricism, a…

Martins Vieira

Martins Vieira

60 years since death · 1966

Martins Vieira is a poet whose work is distinguished by its lyrical intensity and exploration of universal themes such as love, longing, and the ephemerality of existence. Through …

Ilya Ehrenburg

Ilya Ehrenburg

59 years since death · 1967

Ilya Ehrenburg was a prominent Soviet writer, journalist, war correspondent, and public figure. His work spanned a crucial period of Russian and Soviet history, from the pre-revolu…

Anton Francesco Doni

Anton Francesco Doni

452 years since death · 1574

Anton Francesco Doni was an Italian writer, painter, and musician of the Renaissance.

Percy MacKaye

Percy MacKaye

70 years since death · 1956

Percy MacKaye was a prominent American playwright and poet, known for his involvement with community theater and civic poetry. He believed in the power of theater to inspire and un…

Gboyega Odubanjo

Gboyega Odubanjo

3 years since death · 2023

Gboyega Odubanjo is a British poet whose works explore themes of identity, heritage, and the Black experience. His poetry is known for its musicality, vivid imagery, and introspect…

John Bunyan

John Bunyan

338 years since death · 1688

Goffredo Parise

Goffredo Parise

40 years since death · 1986