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Ovídio Martins | |
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Born | Ovídio de Sousa Martins 17 September 1928 |
Died | 29 April 1999 Lisbon, Portugal | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | poet, journalist |
Ovídio de Sousa Martins (September 17, 1928 in Mindelo, São Vicente – April 29, 1999 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a famous Cape Verdean poet and journalist. He attended high school in his home country, he went to pursue studies in Portugal [1] and did not achieve studies for health reasons. [2] He was one of the founders of the Cultural Supplement Bulletin of Cape Verde in 1958. [1] He lived in exile in the Netherlands due to his pro-independence activities in his native land and produced 100 poems there.
His poem Flagelados do vento leste and Comunhão can be found on the CD Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama by Afonso Dias. [3]
Poems in the creole of São Vicente:
Poems in Portuguese: