Poems in Absentia & Poems from the Island and the World
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Atlantic crossings
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Azorean literature
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contemplative exile
contemporary Lusophone poetry
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cross-cultural poetics
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emotional depth in verse
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expatriate longing
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longing and belonging
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lyrical introspection
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meditative lyricism
mid-Atlantic islands
migrant experience in literature
migrant longing in poetry
modern Portuguese poets
modern world poetry
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personal and geographic exile
place and impermanence
poetic discovery of illusion
poetic exploration of loss
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poetry of distance and memory
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Portuguese poetry in translation
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reflective island poetry
reflective solitude in nature
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sea and separation
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timeless island voices
timeless reflections on movement
transatlantic imagination
translation of world poetry
voice of the islands
voices from the Atlantic edge
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- ISBN 9781933227900
- Weight: 295g
- Dimensions: 139 x 238mm
- Publication Date: 30 May 2019
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Longlisted for the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
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 midAtlantic 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.
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 midAtlantic 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.
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 University.
Vamberto Freitas is lecturer of English at the University of the Azores.
George Monteiro is Professor Emeritus of English and adjunct professor of Portuguese and Brazilian studies at Brown University.
Vamberto Freitas is lecturer of English at the University of the Azores.
