British poet Felicia Dorothea Hemans died #OTD in 1835.
Some of her most famous poems include "Casabianca," which begins with the memorable line "The boy stood on the burning deck," and "The Homes of England," which celebrates the virtues of home and family. Hemans also wrote historical and romantic poetry, drawing inspiration from literature, history, and mythology.
Books by or about Felicia Hemans at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21
English poet, author and critic Edmund Gosse died #OTD in 1928.
Gosse's father, Philip Henry Gosse, was a renowned naturalist, and their complex relationship is detailed in Edmund Gosse's memoir, "Father and Son" (1907), which remains one of his most famous works. In addition to "Father and Son," he wrote numerous other works, including poetry collections, biographies, and literary criticism.
Books by Edmund Gosse at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/959
"Ceux qui vivent d’amour, vivent d’éternité."
Belgian poet and art critic Émile Verhaeren was born #OTD in 1855.
Verhaeren's early work was heavily influenced by the Symbolist movement, which sought to express the unseen forces and emotions behind everyday experiences through symbolic imagery and metaphor. "Les Flamandes" (1883) is his first major collection, depicting the life and customs of Flemish people.
Books by Émile Verhaeren at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3287
"The greater the happiness that nature sets before me, the more I lament that he is not here to taste it: the greater the bliss we might enjoy together, the more I feel our present wretchedness apart."
Helen Graham (Ch. XXV : First Absence) - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)
~Anne Brönte died #OTD in 1849
«birthday»
mine was good
i had thai with my daughter
and her guy
who she's still with
and still madly in love with
and her job sucks
and she hates it
but she's making it happen
and I'm so happy,
and that's the best gift
I could have asked for
but she gave me weed too
"Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère !"
#OTD in 1857.
Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.
The 163 poems in Les Fleurs du Mal include : 110 in alexandrines, 33 in octosyllables, 4 in decasyllables, 1 in heptasyllables. Baudelaire remains stubbornly faithful to the alexandrine, which he uses in nearly seven poems out of ten. He needed a sufficiently ample metre to develop his thoughts.
Les Fleurs du mal at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/61565
"At times it has been doubtful to me if Emerson really knows or feels what Poetry is at its highest, as in the Bible, for instance, or Homer or Shakspeare. I see he covertly or plainly likes best superb verbal polish, or something old or odd."
Democratic Vistas: And Other Papers (ed. 1888)
~Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892)
Books by Walt Whitman at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/600
German poet Georg Herwegh was born #OTD in 1817.
Herwegh's poetry is characterized by its passionate advocacy for freedom and democracy. He became famous with his collection "Gedichte eines Lebendigen", published in 1841. This work was widely acclaimed for its revolutionary zeal and critique of the existing social and political order.
Books by Georg Herwegh at Projekt Gutenberg-DE:
https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/autoren/namen/herwegh.html
English poet Alfred Austin was born #OTD in 1835.
Austin served as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1896 until his death in 1913. Despite holding this prestigious position, his poetry received mixed reviews, and he is often remembered more for the controversies surrounding his appointment than for his literary accomplishments.
Books by Alfred Austin at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37643
American writer, historian and poet Elizabeth Fries Ellet died #OTD in 1877.
She is best known for her works on women’s contributions to American history, particularly during the American Revolutionary War. Her extensive research and writings helped to highlight the often overlooked roles that women played in significant historical events.
Books by Elizabeth F. Ellet at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/45321
Portuguese poet Luís de Camões died #OTD in 1580.
"Os Lusíadas" (1572) is considered Camões' magnum opus. The epic poem consists of ten cantos and is written in ottava rima. The poem celebrates the voyage of Vasco da Gama and the Portuguese discoveries, blending historical events with mythological elements. It extols the virtues of bravery, patriotism, and the divine mission of the Portuguese people.
Books by Luís de Camões at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1183
Italian poet Veronica Gambara died #OTD in 1550.
She was the ruler of the County of Correggio from 1518 until 1550. Some of her notable poems include sonnets and canzoni (lyric poems) that were admired by her contemporaries. Gambara was a patron of the arts and maintained correspondence with many leading intellectuals and poets of her time, including Pietro Bembo, Ludovico Ariosto, and Bernardo Tasso.
"When love meets death we know not what to feel.
When death foils love we know not what to know.
Now did his doubt hope, now did his hope doubt;
Now what his wish dreamed the dream's sense did flout
And to a sullen emptiness congeal.
Then again the gods fanned love's darkening glow."
ANTINOUS. English Poems
~Fernando Pessoa (13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935)
"Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses. Poets are the policemen of language; they are always arresting those old reprobates the words."
Letter to Ellen O'Leary (3 February 1889)
~William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939)
"Words, the world so light esteemeth?
Lower yet,
words in poet’s stanza set!
O how frail your power seemeth,
to be fighting
for the truth mankind is slighting."
Norwegian writer, poet, playwright, historian Henrik Wergeland was born #OTD in 1808.
His poetry is often associated with the national romantic movement. He celebrated Norwegian nature, history, and folklore, contributing to the development of a distinct Norwegian cultural identity.
Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist Giacomo Leopardi died #OTD in 1837.
Around 1816, Leopardi experienced what he called his "literary conversion," shifting his focus from philological studies to poetry and philosophical reflection. His early lyrical poems, or "canti," began to reflect his developing philosophical ideas. In 1816 the idylls Le rimembranze and Inno a Nettuno were published.
Books by Giacomo Leopardi at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8593
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Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu died #OTD in 1889.
Eminescu's early poetry was influenced by Romanian folklore and classical literature. He began publishing poems in the late 1860s and quickly gained recognition for his talent. His studies in Vienna and Berlin brought him into contact with German romantic poets and philosophers, such as Goethe, Schiller, and Kant.
Books by Mihai Eminescu at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37680
Scottish poet and writer Thomas Campbell died #OTD in 1844.
In 1799 he wrote Pleasures of Hope, a traditional 18th-century didactic poem in heroic couplets. He also produced several patriotic war songs— "Ye Mariners of England", "The Soldier's Dream", "Hohenlinden" and, in 1801, The Battle of the Baltic, but was no less at home in delicate lyrics such as "At Love's Beginning".
Books by Thomas Campbell at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7520
French poet and novelist Marceline Desbordes-Valmore was born #OTD in 1786.
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore published her first book of poetry, "Élégies et romances," in 1819. She was highly regarded by her contemporaries, including Victor Hugo and Alphonse de Lamartine. Her work influenced later poets, including Paul Verlaine and the Symbolists, who admired her emotional expressiveness and musicality.
Books by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5436
Swedish poet and writer Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht died #OTD in 1763.
Nordenflycht's literary debut came with the publication of "Den sörgande turturduvan" (The Mourning Turtle-Dove) in 1743, a collection of elegies mourning her husband's death. Nordenflycht's contributions to Swedish literature and her pioneering role in advocating for women's intellectual rights have been recognized posthumously.
German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was born #OTD in 1724.
He is best known for his epic poem "Der Messias" which was heavily influenced by John Milton's "Paradise Lost" but distinguished itself with its intense emotionality and religious fervor. Klopstock also wrote numerous odes and lyric poems that celebrated themes of friendship, patriotism, nature, and spirituality. Notable collections include "Odes" and "Poetische Werke".
"I love a sunburnt country
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains."
Australian poet and fiction writer Dorothea Mackellar was born #OTD in 1885.
She is best known for her iconic poem "My Country," which expresses her deep love for the Australian landscape. Mackellar published several other volumes of poetry, including "The Witch Maid, and Other Verses" (1914) and "Dreamharbour" (1923).
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Dorothea+Mackellar&submit_search=Go%21
Bulgarian poet, publicist and folklorist Petko Slaveykov died #OTD in 1895.
"Izvorat na Belonogata" is one of his most famous narrative poems. "Pesni i Stihove" is a collection of his lyrical poetry that showcases his love for Bulgaria and its people. His publications, such as "Gaida" and "Makedoniya", were influential in mobilizing public opinion against Ottoman rule.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petko_Slaveykov
Books by Petko Slaveykov at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1087
![Print on the cover of Luceafărul, the Romanian magazine of Budapest, illustrating the eponymous poem by Mihai Eminescu (its 13th stanza is quoted in the calligraphy at the top).
Luceafărul (originally spelled Luceafĕrul pronunciation: [luˈtʃe̯afərul]; variously rendered as "The Morning Star", "The Evening Star", "The Vesper", "The Daystar", or "Lucifer") is a narrative poem by Romanian author Mihai Eminescu. It was first published in 1883, out of Vienna, by Romanian expatriates in Austria-Hungary. It is generally considered Eminescu's masterpiece, one of the greatest accomplishments in Romanian literature, and one of the last milestones in Europe's romantic poetry. One in a family or "constellation" of poems, it took Eminescu ten years to conceive, its final shape being partly edited by the philosopher Titu Maiorescu. During this creative process, Eminescu distilled Romanian folklore, Romantic themes, and various staples of Indo-European myth, arriving from a versified fairy tale to a mythopoeia, a self-reflection on his condition as a genius, and an illustration of his philosophy of love.](/proxy/post_attachment/257172/f7641857e4.png "Print on the cover of Luceafărul, the Romanian magazine of Budapest, illustrating the eponymous poem by Mihai Eminescu (its 13th stanza is quoted in the calligraphy at the top).
Luceafărul (originally spelled Luceafĕrul pronunciation: [luˈtʃe̯afərul]; variously rendered as \"The Morning Star\", \"The Evening Star\", \"The Vesper\", \"The Daystar\", or \"Lucifer\") is a narrative poem by Romanian author Mihai Eminescu. It was first published in 1883, out of Vienna, by Romanian expatriates in Austria-Hungary. It is generally considered Eminescu's masterpiece, one of the greatest accomplishments in Romanian literature, and one of the last milestones in Europe's romantic poetry. One in a family or \"constellation\" of poems, it took Eminescu ten years to conceive, its final shape being partly edited by the philosopher Titu Maiorescu. During this creative process, Eminescu distilled Romanian folklore, Romantic themes, and various staples of Indo-European myth, arriving from a versified fairy tale to a mythopoeia, a self-reflection on his condition as a genius, and an illustration of his philosophy of love.")
