Henriqueta Lisboa

Statue of Henriqueta Lisboa

Henriqueta Lisboa (1901–1985) was a Brazilian writer. She was awarded the Prêmio Machado de Assis for her lifetime achievement by the Brazilian Academy of Letters. She is famous for her well-chosen words to create powerful poems. Her early lyrics deal with traditional poetic themes, while her later poems like Echo, she mysteriously magnifies the effect of a single image.

Several of her poems were translated into other languages: English, French, Spanish, Latin and German. Some of them below:

• The echo– translated by Blanca Lobo Filho
• Ein Dichter war im Krieg– translated by Blanca Lobo Filho
• Palmier des plages– translated by Véra Conradt

Bibliography

• Fogo fátuo, poetry, 1925
• Enternecimento, poetry, 1929
• Velório, poetry, 1936
• Prisioneira da noite, poetry, 1941
• O menino poeta, poetry, 1943 (first edition)
• O menino poeta, poetry, 1975 (special edition)
• O menino poeta, poetry, 1984
• A face lívida, poetry, 1945
• Flor da morte, poetry, 1949
• Almas femininas da América do Sul, essay, 1928
• Alphonsus de Guimaraens, essay, 1945
• A poesia de Ungaretti, essay, 1957
• A poesia de "Grande sertão: veredas", essay, 1958
• Reflexões sobre a história: discurso, essay, 1959
• Antologia poética para a infância e a juventude, compilation, 1961
• Antologia poética para a infância e a juventude, compilation, 1966
• Literatura oral para a infância e a juventude. Lendas, contos e fábulas populares no Brasil, compilation, 1968
• Contos de Dante, translation, 1969
• Poemas escolhidos de Gabriela Mistral, translation, 1969
• Henriqueta Lisboa: poesia traduzida, translation, 2001