24. 02. 1927 - 16. 06. 1996
Born in Lisbon. Graduate in Romance Philology at the Lisbon Faculty of Arts where he became a professor. He ran the review Colóquio-Letras. Translator, literary critic, essayist, writer and poet. He was an extremely significant figure in the literary world of his time.
1
Body of mine that the Sea suddenly once again takes
in the breaking of a wave into the foetal position
Seizing the pattern of all orders

But ask no more    For all is uncertain

2
The eager adventure   The strongest tie
The flower of a single night   The one believed eternal
There is no form of love in which water does not ripple

Or saliva   Or sweat   Or tears   Or sperm

3
Deep into the earth go the wires of rain
better to tighten the boards of the coffins
Or to convey news of a cloud

Do Tempo ao Coração
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