Camões Prize (Prémio Camões)
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2009) Winner
Arménio Adroaldo Vieira e Silva
アルメニオ・ヴィエイラ
Armenio Vieira
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-01-29 （Praia, Cape Verde）
- Nationality
- Cape Verdean
- Languages
- Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole
- Residence History
- Praia (Santiago Island) → Mindelo (São Vicente Island) → Lisbon, Portugal
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1960-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Camões Prize | O Poema, a Viagem, o Sonho | — | Camões Prize (awarding organization) | 受賞 |
Camões Prize
2009
Work:
O Poema, a Viagem, o Sonho
Organization:
Camões Prize (awarding organization)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lisboa
1971 PoetryEarly collection of poems reflecting on Lisbon, movement and memory.
citymovementmemory
Quiproquo
1971 PoetryA poem from the early 1970s dealing with wordplay and ambiguity.
languageambiguity
Ser tigre
1972 PoetryUses animal imagery to explore self and desire.
identitydesire
Poemas
1981 Poetry collectionA collection published by África Editora featuring Atlantic landscapes and inner journeys.
seaislandsinner journey
O Eleito do Sol
1990 PoetryA collection published in Praia exploring images of the sun and the chosen.
sunchoicesymbolism
Poemas (reissued)
1998 Poetry collectionReissued edition of the poetry collection by Ilhéu Editora in 1998.
recollectionlocality
MITOgrafias
2006 NovelA novel published by the Portuguese Cultural Center, blending narrative and poetic elements.
mythfusion of narrative and poetry
O Poema, a Viagem, o Sonho
2009 PoetryPublished in 2009, this collection centers on the relationship between poem, journey and dream; it won the Camões Prize the same year.
journeydreamlanguage and poetry
Adaptations
- [Audio/CD] Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama
O Brumário
2013 Poetic and miscellaneous notesPart of a series of 'versions of books, poetic and miscellaneous notes' started in 2013.
fragmentspoetic essays
Derivações do Brumário
2013 Poetic notesA derivative of O Brumário published in 2013, a book of fragments and notes.
derivationfragments
Fantasmas e Fantasias do Brumário
2014 Poetic notes2014 continuation of the series dealing with fantasies and ghostly images.
fantasyghostsmemory
Bibliography
- Lisboa (1971)
- Quiproquo (c.1971)
- Ser tigre (c.1972)
- Poemas (1981)
- O Eleito do Sol (1990)
- Poemas (reissued, 1998)
- MITOgrafias (2006)
- O Poema, a Viagem, o Sonho (2009)
- O Brumário (2013)
- Derivações do Brumário (2013)
- Fantasmas e Fantasias do Brumário (2014)
Adaptations
- Some poems featured on the CD 'Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama' by Afonso Dias
- Poems celebrated/performed by Mito Elias in Praia and Mindelo (2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- symbolist imagerypoetic experimentation emphasizing phonetics and wordplayfragmentary and prose-poetic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- sea/islandsjourneydreams/fantasymemory
Legacy
One of Cape Verde's leading poets and writers; his reputation in the Lusophone world was cemented by winning the Camões Prize in 2009. His poetry develops a distinctive world centered on islands, the sea, dreams and memory.
In Popular Culture
- Musical/performative celebrations of his poems by Mito Elias (2011)
Trivia
- Won the Camões Prize in 2009.
- Some poems appear on Afonso Dias's CD 'Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama'.
- Poems were celebrated by Mito Elias in Praia and Mindelo in 2011.
- MITOgrafias was published as a long-form work with novelistic elements.