Glória de Sant'Anna (26 May 1925 – 2 June 2009) was a Portuguese-born poet and educator who lived in Portuguese Mozambique from 1951 to 1974. [1]
She was born in Lisbon [1] and taught school in Porto Amélia (later Pemba) and Vila Pery (later Chimoio). [2] De Sant'Anna married architect Afonso Henriques Manta Andrade Paes in 1949. [1] She published six collections of poetry while living in Mozambique and is credited with establishing a tradition of lyricism in Mozambique poetry. [2] In 1961, she received the Prémio Camilo Pessanha for Livro de Água. [3]
De Sant'Anna died in Válega at the age of 84. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Glória de Sant'Anna". Portal da Literatura (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b Rafael, Luís (2010). "Three Woman Poets from Mozambique". Babilónia.
- ^ "Glória de Sant'Anna – Poetisa entre dois mundos e dois oceanos". João Semana (in Portuguese). June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03.
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