Louis Aragon was born on 3rd October, 1897. Here is a classic poem by him to celebrate this powerhouse of the surrealist movement in France.
Here is a classic poem to celebrate the birth of one of the greatest writers of Southern literature, William Faulkner.
Charles Williams was born on 20 September 1886. To celebrate the birthday of this iconic writer, here is a prominent poem by him.
The True-Born Englishman defends King William III, who was Dutch-born, against xenophobic attacks by his political enemies in England.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on 28th August, 1749. Here is a poem written by him to celebrate the greatest writer in German language.
Sir Walter Scott’s birthday is on August 15th. Here is a classic poem of his to celebrate this poet of European Romanticism.
I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we loved? Were we not weaned till then? But sucked on country pleasures, childishly?
The past was deep. The fairy lights were black and white. As if everything was lost in a film scene from the prime time.
CREDO I am; we are A million miles or more from our nearest star. We absorb us, I absolve me, Profligate in our insensitivity. One
From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beauty’s rose might never die, But as the riper should by time decrease, His tender heir mught
When Hindus die, the chief pallbearer circles the body seven times before setting it on fire. This is a secularization of that process of mourning
Dorothy Parker was born on 22 August 1893. As a tribute to this great poet, thespace.ink features two of her poems as a birth anniversary
I Try to hide behind the dark curtains of indifference/But can’t avoid the loving caress of the dying sun’s rays...
Haiku master Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa was born on 15 June 1763 in Kashiwabara, Shinano Province of Japan. I seek serenity in his writings. Writes
The night is silent; but is it holy?/The night’s freezing, the hour ungodly!/'Tis the hour when evil shapes/slink out of their filthy lair/and flit amongst
'The Same Sky' is an anthology of poems published recently from Eric Publication. It is a collaborative work by poets Sreya Sarkar and Sankar Sarkar.