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Hi, folks, Inspired by Buried.In.Print’s Mavis Gallant and Alice Munro reading projects, I decided to incorporate more short stories into my weekly reads, and I thought that…… Read more “To search for the sources of joy”
Tag: Portugal
The force that drives the blind against the light
Miserere Nobis – by Miguel Torga What a verse takes! At this time, how many poets, like me, are waiting! Winter is gone, spring came, the night…… Read more “The force that drives the blind against the light”
Miguel Torga
Miguel Torga (pseudonym of Adolfo Correia da Rocha, 1907 – 1995) was a Portuguese writer. He studied at a Catholic seminary. In 1920, he was sent to Brazil to work as an underpaid…… Read more “Miguel Torga”
The vast, ancient, solitary sea
Discovery Green-muscled ocean Idol of many arms like an octopus Convulsive incorruptible chaos Ordered tumult Contorted dancer Surrounding the taut ships We traversed row on row of…… Read more “The vast, ancient, solitary sea”
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (November 6, 1919 – July 2, 2004) was a Portuguese writer. Born to a wealthy family, she studied Classical Philology at the Universidade…… Read more “Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen”
On sad days no one talks of birds
“On sad days no one talks of birds – by Filipa Leal On sad days no one talks of birds We ring up friends and they are…… Read more “On sad days no one talks of birds”
Filipa Leal
Filipa Leal (1979) is a Portuguese writer. She studied journalism at the University of Westminster, London, and holds a MA in Portuguese and Brazilian Literature from the…… Read more “Filipa Leal”
And the fruits gleamed in that light
“Of the voice of things – by Fiama Hasse Pais Brandao Only the wind’s blast gives lyrical sound to the windmill’s blades. Only the things touched by…… Read more “And the fruits gleamed in that light”
Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão
Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão (15 August 1938 – 19 January 2007) was a Portuguese writer. She studied in the University of Lisbon, and worked as a theatre critic…… Read more “Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão”
if this signal flashes out so feebly in the dark
“Woman overboard – by Margarida Vale de Gato MAYDAY I call, because the war goes on; and empty is the vessel in which I left – it…… Read more “if this signal flashes out so feebly in the dark”
Margarida Vale de Gato
Margarida Vale de Gato (1973) is a Portuguese poet and literary translator. She has a PhD in North American Literature and Culture, and teaches American Studies and Literary…… Read more “Margarida Vale de Gato”
I dig into the heart a well of salt
“I dig into the heart a well of salt, so as to give drink to the traveler I was. I let the wind drag with it the…… Read more “I dig into the heart a well of salt”
Al Berto
Al Berto (Alberto Raposo Pidwell Tavares, January 11, 1948 – June 13, 1997) was a Portuguese poet. Born in Coimbra, he moved to Brussels in 1967, where he…… Read more “Al Berto”
A still light in the middle of the whirlwind
“There are men opening their hands like books Intense surfaces without noise – the springs On smooth rock, in the unforeseen desert Silence is warm. It is…… Read more “A still light in the middle of the whirlwind”
Daniel Faria
Daniel Augusto da Cunha Faria (10/04/1971 – 09/06/1999) was a Portuguese poet and Catholic theologian. He graduated in Theology and then took a degree in Portuguese Studies…… Read more “Daniel Faria”
