Eugénio de Andrade
The Portuguese poet Eugénio de Andrade, pseudonym of José Fontinhas, is revered as one of the leading names in contemporary Portuguese poetry.
His poetry is most striking for the depth of his short poems. One of Eugénio de Andrade's most known poems is his Poem to Mother.
In 2001, he received the Portuguese award Prémio Camões.
“As palavras que te envio são interditasaté, meu amor, pelo halo das searas;se alguma regressasse, nem já reconheciao teu nome nas suas curvas claras.”
Eugénio de Andrade