Abduction and Liberation of Beauty | In your skin the tuberoses and the secrets: In your skin the tuberoses and the secrets

On July 24, at 6:00 PM, the Municipal Library of Lagoa will host the presentation of the literary works Abduction and Liberation of Beauty (poetic theater) by Ángela Martín de Burgo, and In your skin the tuberoses and the secrets: In your skin the tuberoses and the secrets (poetry), by Manuel Neto dos Santos. The presentation will feature a musical intervention by Eduardo Ramos. Entry is free!

Ángela Martín del Burgo, originally from Seville, Spain, is a novelist, playwright, poet, columnist, PhD in Philology, and a member of the Academy of Performing Arts of Andalusia. She has an extensive published work, highlighting her novels and poetry. Her poems have been translated into Italian, a language in which she has received awards, such as the Diploma Autore dell’Anno 2008, as well as translations into Mandarin and Portuguese. She has collaborated in various anthologies, magazines, and conferences.

Manuel Neto dos Santos is a poet, actor, declaimer, translator, and polyglot. An undeniable voice of modern Portuguese poetry, internationally recognized, he is originally from Alcantarilha, Silves. With profound poetic intuition, a constant return to childhood, and a striking rigor of the mother tongue. His writing is fluid, strongly metaphorical and loving - somewhat mystical. The Manuel Neto dos Santos Literary Poetry Prize, created by Arandis Editora, is a tribute to his work. Translated into several languages, he received the “Municipal Merit Award – Literature” in 2023, in Silves.

Program:

6:00 PM - Start of the Presentation

• Poetic note with Eduardo Ramos

• Communication from a member of the executive

• Communication from the representative of the Arandis publisher

• Presentation of the works by the authors

• Ends with book sales and a signing session

Come meet these two literary works and their authors on July 24, at the Municipal Library of Lagoa.

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