Astrid Cabral
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Astrid Cabral Félix de Sousa (born 1936) is one of the most eminent contemporary poets in Brazil
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During the 1950s she was a member of the innovative literary movement known as Clube da Madrugada. She holds a degree in English from Institute Brazil-United States. In 1962 she joined the faculty of the University of Brasilia
, but resigned for political reasons following the military coup of 1964. With the re-establishment of democracy in 1988, she was able to resume her academic career.
Brazil
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During the 1950s she was a member of the innovative literary movement known as Clube da Madrugada. She holds a degree in English from Institute Brazil-United States. In 1962 she joined the faculty of the University of Brasilia
University of Brasília
The University of Brasília , is one of the largest and most prestigious Brazilian public universities funded by the Brazilian federal government...
, but resigned for political reasons following the military coup of 1964. With the re-establishment of democracy in 1988, she was able to resume her academic career.
Works
- Ponto de cruz (1979)
- Torna-viagem (1981)
- Lição de Alice: poemas 1980-1983 (1986)
- Visgo da terra (1986)
- Rês desgarrada (1994)
- De déu em déu (1998)
- Intramuros (1998)
- Rasos d’água (2003).