Alda Lara
Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de Lara Albuquerque , known as Alda Lara (born June 9, 1930 in Benguela , Angola , † January 30, 1962 in Cambambe , Angola), was a writer and poet.
She attended the universities of Coimbra and Lisbon and created a great poetic work in Portuguese . Her husband, the writer Orlando Albuquerque , published her collected works posthumously.
The Alda Lara Prize (Portuguese: Prémio Alda Lara ) was established in her honor. Paulo de Carvalho , a famous Portuguese singer with a remarkable career as an artist, set "Preludio / Mãe Negra", a beautiful poem written by Alda Lara, to music. Some of her other well-known poems: Testamento, Presença Africana, Anuncio, Ronda, Poemas que Escrevia na Areia.
Alda Lara was included in the Daughters of Africa anthology , edited in 1992 by Margaret Busby in London and New York.
Books (posthumous)
- Poemas (1966)
- Tempo da Chuva (1973)
- Poesia (1979)
- Poemas (1984) (Collected Poems)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lara, Alda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lara Albuquerque, Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Angolan poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benguela , Angola |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1962 |
| Place of death | Cambambe , Angola |