Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Umberto Saba
Born: March 9, 1883
Died: August 26, 1957 (aged 74)
Bio: Umberto Saba was an Italian poet and novelist, born Umberto Poli in the cosmopolitan Mediterranean port of Trieste when it was the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Known for:
- Il canzoniere (1921)
- Ernesto
- Songbook
- History and chronicle of the Songbook
- Scorciatoie e raccontini (1946)







