Poetry · A way to begin
A Voz Fagueira de Oan Tímor
Not translated into English
Fernando Sylvan · 1993
Synopsis
A selection of poems by Fernando Sylvan drawn from his earlier books, in which Timor holds the central place. Children look for the sea and the beach in them; the sea teaches the poet space and time; other texts speak of the freedom of a people that does not die, of the invasion of the island and of the forests that have become a place of prayer for those who fight. The book also gathers political poems on the Third World and a cycle of love poems.
Context
The book appeared in Lisbon in 1993 from Edições Colibri, edited by Artur Marcos and Jorge Marrão, with a preface by Maria de Santa Cruz; it allows an overall reading of his poetic work. Sylvan had already published 7 Poemas de Timor in 1965 and Cantogrito Maubere in 1981, and in 1988 he had taken up legends of the island, including that of the crocodile, in a trilingual volume. Critics place his poetry between political resistance, Timor, childhood and love; Fabio Mario da Silva compares it with that of Xanana Gusmão.
Who it is for
Short poems in simple language, which presuppose only a few points of reference on the history of East Timor.
Prizes and reception
The book now serves as the basis for studies of his poetry, which is cited among the texts of the Timorese resistance.
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