- Alda Lara
Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de Lara Albuquerque, known as Alda Lara (born
9 June 1930 ,Benguela ,Angola ; died30 January 1962 ,Cambambe , Angola). Created a large poetic output in thePortuguese language . Attended Coimbra and Lisbon Universities. Her husband, the writerOrlando Albuquerque , set about publishing her collected works after her death.The
Alda Lara Prize (in Portuguese, "Prémio Alda Lara") was established in her honour.Paulo de Carvalho , a famed portuguese singer, who has had a strong artistic career, recorded "Preludio/Mãe Negra", a beautiful poem written by Alda Lara. Some other Lara known poemas: Testamento, Presenca Africana, Anuncio, Ronda, Poemas que Escrevia na Areia, etc. ...Books (posthumous)
* "Poemas" (1966)
* "Tempo da Chuva" (1973)
* "Poesia" (1979)
* "Poemas" (1984) (her collected poems)
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