Cecília Meireles

thumb|I have phases... Cecília Benevides de Carvalho Meireles (7 November 1901 – 9 November 1964; born and died in Rio de Janeiro) was an educator and Portuguese-language writer, known principally as a poet. Quotes "Introduction"Here is my heritage:This solitary sea —On one side it was loveAnd on the other forgetfulness. translated from the original Portuguese into English by John Nist in Modern Brazilian Poetry: An Anthology (1962) "Motivo"Eu canto porque o instante existee a minha vida está completa.Não sou alegre nem sou triste:sou poeta. (fragment from) "Motive"I sing because the moment existsand my life is complete.I’m not happy and I’m not sad:I’m a poet. translation into English by Natalie d'Arbeloff "Retrato"Eu não dei por esta mudança,tão simples, tão certa, tão fácil:– Em que espelho ficou perdidaa minha face?(fragment from) "Portrait"I didn’t expect this transformation,so simple, so sure, so easy:— In which mirror did I losemy face? translation into English by Natalie d'Arbeloff "Lua Adversa"Tenho fases, como a lua.Fases de andar escondida,fases de vir para a rua…Perdição da minha vida!Perdição da vida minha!Tenho fases de ser tua,tenho outras de ser sozinha. (fragment from) "Contrary Moon"I have phases, like the moon.Phases to hide myself,phases to walk the street…Perdition!Perdition!I have phases of being yours,and others of being solitary. translation into English by Natalie d'Arbeloff External links GoodReads page Vidas Lusófonas page (translated into English) Poems translated into English "Contrary Moon: three poems by Cecília Meireles" from Via Negativa"Three Poems, Translated by Dean Thomas Ellis" in The Ex-Puritan'' Category:1901 births Category:1964 deaths Category:Poets from Brazil Category:Women authors from Brazil