Alberto Estima de Oliveira
Encyclopedia
Alberto Estima de Oliveira (July 1, 1934 – May 1, 2008) was a Portuguese
poet. He was born in Lisbon
, moved to Benguela
, Angola
in 1957, and later to Guinea Bissau. He lived in Macao
from 1982 to 2004.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
poet. He was born in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, moved to Benguela
Benguela
Benguela is a city in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
in 1957, and later to Guinea Bissau. He lived in Macao
Mação
Mação is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 400.0 km² and a total population of 7,763 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of eight parishes, and is located in the Santarém District....
from 1982 to 2004.
Selected works
- Vector II
- Vector III
- Kuzuela III – 1.ª Antologia de Poesia Africana de Espressão Portuguesa
- Tempo de Angústia (Angola, 1972)
- Infraestructuras (Macao, 1987)
- Diálogo do Silêncio (Macao, 1988)
- Rosto (Macao, 1990)
- Corpo (Con)Sentido (Macao, 1993)
- Esqueleto do Tempo (Macao, 1995)
- O Sentir (Macao, 1996)
- Infraestruturas (Kei Tcho) (Macau, 1999) (bilingual Portuguese, Chinese)
- MESOPOTAMIA – espaço que criei (Lisboa, 2003)
Awards
- 1999: INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIZE FOR POETRY at The International Festival “Curtea de Arges Poetry Nights”, Romania