Poems in Absentia & Poems from The Island and the World

by Pedro da Silveira, George Monteiro (Translator), Vamberto Freitas (Introduction)

Overview

Born on the island of Flores, between Europe and the United States, Pedro da Silveira captures the islander's longing for migratory movement, leading to departure and an inevitable return. These fresh and original poems, now available in this masterful translation, express a deep connection to place, particularly, the insular world of the mid-­Atlantic islands of the Azores. In Poems in Absentia & Poems from The Island and the World, we find yearning, hope, and loss in equal measure. In plain and direct language, we experience the emotions of dreaming and diminution as well as the discovery of illusions. Behind the poet's searing irony, we recognize a capacious and adventurous spirit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933227900
Publisher:	Tagus Press
Publication date:	05/17/2019
Series:	Bellis Azorica
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

PEDRO DA SILVEIRA (1922–­2003) was a poet, scholar, and translator who worked for decades at the National Library of Portugal. GEORGE MONTEIRO is Professor Emeritus of English and adjunct professor of Portuguese and Brazilian studies at Brown Univers

Table of Contents

Foreword: Two Poets in Conversation Vamberto Freitas vii

Poems in Absentia (Poemas Ausentes) (1999)

As palavras / Words 2

Soneto de identidade / Sonnet of Identity 4

Elegia, quase / An Elegy, Nearly 6

Os ritos / Rites 8

Prosa das cartas e dos retratos de familia / Prattle from Family Letters and Photographs 12

Memórias / Memories 20

Canção meio-tonta / Somewhat Dizzy Tune 22

Homenagem a Camões / Homage to Camões 24

Setent' anos / Seventy Years 26

Acabado, mas não tanto / Done For, but Not Quite 28

Outra arte poética / Another Poetic Art 32

Ilhas avistadas / Islands Sighted 34

Fotografia / Photograph 42

Memórias / Memories 44

Primavera / Spring 46

Paisagem (com bichos) / Landscape (with Animals) 48

Natureza morta / Still Life 50

Tirado de um apontamento em viagem / From Notes Taken on a Journey 52

Memórias / Memories 54

Pequeno poema infinite / A Small Infinite Poem 56

Trova / Ballad 58

Regresso / Return 62

Cromo / Chromo 64

Memórias / Memories 66

Menina com um papagaio / Little Girl with a Kite 68

À margem de uma biografia de Rimbaud / At the Margin of a Biography of Rimbaud 70

O presépio / The Creche 72

Memórias / Memories 74

Tese e antítese / Thesis and Antithesis 76

Último regressa / The Last Return 78

Bibelot / Bibelot 80

Autopsicografia / Autopsychography 82

Memórias / Memories 84

Agora, velho / Old, Now 86

Meditação sobre a eternidade / Meditation on Eternity 92

Parábola / Parable 94

Poema ausente / Absent Poem 96

Entressonho / Dream Vision 98

Finda / Fast 100

Poems from The Island and the World (A Ilha e o Mundo) (1952)

Ilha / Island 104

Dia de vapor / Steamer Day 106

Quatro motivos da fajã grande / Four Motives of the Great Fajã 108

Afterword; Poetry in All Seasons George Monteiro 115