The Portuguese Book: A Poetic Tribute to the Lusophone World - Softcover

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A poetic voyage across five centuries and four continents—from the shores of Portugal to the streets of Macau, the highlands of Timor-Leste, and the rhythms of Brazil.

This collection is a tribute to the Portuguese people and their enduring legacy. Through poems that span from the Age of Discovery to the present day, the author navigates the complex history of the Lusophone world—where ambition and faith, violence and beauty, longing and resilience intertwine.

Olvidados and Olvidados II open the journey with voices of those history forgot. A.D. 1497 sets sail with Vasco da Gama. Oriente reaches the East. From the culinary artistry of Domingos Rodrigues, Master of Cookery to His Majesty, to the spiritual journeys of Francisco Xavier; from the colonial tragedies of O Bispo Sardinha to the quiet resilience of Timor Leste; from the revolutionary spirit of Pere Casaldáliga to the haunting Morte de Fernão de Magalhães—these poems bear witness to a history that was never all tenderness nor all terror.

This is both a lament and a celebration. A requiem for those who in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries cast themselves upon the waves in fragile vessels, seeking fortune or death in distant lands—sometimes driven by greed, sometimes by necessity, sometimes by force. Yet within these pages, you will also find poems of love, of fado, of Lisbon's Alfama and Mouraria, of the living cultures that emerged from this shared history.

For readers of multilingual poetry, historical narrative in verse, and anyone drawn to the soul of the Portuguese-speaking world—this book is an invitation to listen to the voices that still echo across the oceans.

Over 70 poems exploring the Portuguese spirit, from Macau to Brazil, Portugal to Timor-Leste, and across Lusophone Africa.

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