Marly de Oliveira
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Marly de Oliveira was a Brazil
ian poet who wrote eight volumes of poetry
in a career lasting 40 years. Her best known work is "O Mar de Permeio" or "The Sea Between Us", a collection of poems about worry and despair, which won the Jabuti Prize in 1998. de Oliveira was a professor of Hispanic and Italian literature. She was married to fellow Brazilian poet João Cabral de Melo Neto
and she had two surviving daughters at the time of her death resulting from multiple organ failure. de Oliviera was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Brazil
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ian poet who wrote eight volumes of poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
in a career lasting 40 years. Her best known work is "O Mar de Permeio" or "The Sea Between Us", a collection of poems about worry and despair, which won the Jabuti Prize in 1998. de Oliveira was a professor of Hispanic and Italian literature. She was married to fellow Brazilian poet João Cabral de Melo Neto
João Cabral de Melo Neto
João Cabral de Melo Neto was born in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, and is considered one of the greatest Brazilian poets of all time.He is often quoted saying "I try not to perfume the flower"...
and she had two surviving daughters at the time of her death resulting from multiple organ failure. de Oliviera was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.