Angelina Vidal, a trade unionist left to starve in Lisbon
A poet, journalist and teacher, she challenged Cesário Verde to a duel and founded A Voz do Operário. Angelina Vidal (1853–1917) demanded justice for working women — and justice left her to starve.
In the Valley of Shadows: Poetry and Suicide — a Book
A book exploring the intersection of poetry and suicide, examining how poets address despair, mortality and the experience of loss.
National Reading Plan (XLII)
One of the best poems about what true life might be is the sonnet by António Franco Alexandre (born 1944) that begins with the declaration 'I saw Rome burning.'
Feast on the food of love in 2026
Unlike the bloated and mis-named public servants in high and powerful office, it is the poets, writers and musicians who can take us on that beautiful 12” journey from our The post Feast on the food of love in 2026 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Camões' Lyric Poetry — Camané
Title of a work by fado singer Camané featuring the lyric poems of Luís de Camões set to music.
Pedro Abrunhosa on his ninth album: 'Poetry is life. The rest is buying a pair of shoes, taking the bus, standing in the supermarket queue'
At the age of 65, Pedro Abrunhosa releases 'Inverbo', a new album in a career rich with triumphs. Defending poetry from the algorithmic frenzy is his mission. And knowing how to grow older: 'I feel great respect, even for my younger colleagues who call me “old”. I find that so beautiful.'
Between the Lines of the Douro: poetry borne by a glass of Port
In São João da Pesqueira, in the heart of the demarcated Douro region, I met a winemaker who reads philosophy and recites his grandfather's poems by heart. Chronicle by João da Silva
Paulo Condessa: 'There are people who are poets and don't pick up...'
'Performance poetry' is what Paulo Condessa does, because 'there are people who look at a poem on the page the way someone looks at a musical score without knowing music; but if they hear it recited and performed, they are enchanted.'
I thought I lacked a romanesque streak, but then something happened
Between the clear‑eyed melancholy of loss and the absurdity of life that goes on, the poet and translator Daniel Jonas remains an ironist, challenging the Portuguese language to go further and to laugh at itself.
Ring out, wild bells
This poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson was composed in 1850. I first read it 100 years later when studying at the age of 17 for university entrance. Since then, its resonance The post Ring out, wild bells appeared first on Portugal Resident.
