The Beauty of Simplicity: Idea Vilariño, One of Uruguay’s Most Important Poets
Idea Vilariño (1920 – 2009) was one of Uruguay’s most important and famous poets. She belonged to the group of... Read Article
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‘A Sunflower in Your Hair – Poems for Marielle Franco’: Pain, Revolt and a Call to Action
Scroll to the end of this article to read poems from the collection Um girassol nos teus cabelos – poemas... Read Article
I Confess That I Have Lived: The Life of Pablo Neruda, South America’s finest poet
Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example: “The night is shattered, and the blue stars shiver in... Read Article
In my head I never left pop music: An Interview with Arnaldo Antunes
It is near impossible to categorise Arnaldo Antunes. He moves around the creative spectrum freely, as adept at novels as... Read Article
Cuban Zen: Yusa’s Lived Poetry Shines on Haiku
A haiku, as poet Octavio Paz put it, is lived poetry. For Yusa, the Cuban singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, this means... Read Article