Alberto de Lacerda
Encyclopedia
Alberto Correia de Lacerda (1928-09-20 – 2007-08-27) was a Portuguese
poet and BBC
Radio Presenter.
. In 1951, he began work at the BBC working as a radio presenter. In the years after that, he travelled to Europe
and lived in Brazil
between 1959 and 1960. Following that, he moved to the United States of America and lived there between 1967 and 1989. He put together a collection of his poetry called Round Table. In Portugal, he created a series of poems that were published in the Portucale
magazine. They revealed a mysterious world.
Lacerda died on the 27th of August 2007 in London aged 78. His body was found by the English art critic John McEwen, with whom he had a lunch planned.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
poet and BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Radio Presenter.
Biography
Alberto de Lacerda was born in Mozambique in 1928. In 1946, Lacerda moved to LisbonLisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. In 1951, he began work at the BBC working as a radio presenter. In the years after that, he travelled to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and lived in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
between 1959 and 1960. Following that, he moved to the United States of America and lived there between 1967 and 1989. He put together a collection of his poetry called Round Table. In Portugal, he created a series of poems that were published in the Portucale
Portucale
Portucale can mean different things:*Portus Cale, old Roman name of an ancient town and port in current day Portugal, in the area of today's Grande Porto...
magazine. They revealed a mysterious world.
Lacerda died on the 27th of August 2007 in London aged 78. His body was found by the English art critic John McEwen, with whom he had a lunch planned.
Published Poetry
- 1955 - 77 Poems
- 1961 - Palace
- 1963 - Exile
- 1969 - Selected Poems
- 1981 - Tauromaquia
- 1984 - Offering I
- 1987 - Compliment of London
- 1988 - Noon (Prémio Pen Club)
- 1991 - Sonetos
- 1994 - Offerings II