Description: This is a translation of poems from several books: Alguma poesia; Brejo das Almas; Sentimento do mundo; Josae; A rosa do povo; Novos poemas; Claro enigma; A vida passada a limpo; A falta que ama; As impurezas do braco; Boitempo; Corpo; Farewell.
Brief description: Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987) was born in a small town in Minas Gerais. While he spent most of his life working as a government bureaucrat, he regarded poetry as his true vocation, and his first book was published in 1930. During six decades of writing, his work went through many phases, transcending styles and schools while being strongly influenced by modernism. Few critics or serious readers would dispute his status as Brazil's greatest poet.
Review Quotes:
"In new translations by Richard Zenith, we meet a sophisticated and cerebral poet who, true to this book's title, speaks in many registers. He is by turns melancholy and ironic, sentimental and self-deprecating, remote and boyish. . . .Mr. Drummond is worth encountering on the page."--The New York Times
"One of Brazil's most important poets."--Publishers Weekly