num_pages: 160
description: The writing of Fernando Pessoa reveals a mind shaken by intense inner suffering. In these poems he adopted four separate personae: Alberto Caeiro, Alvaro de Campos, Ricardo Reis and himself, using them to express 'great swarms of thought and feeling'. While each personae has its own poetic identity, together they convey a sense of ambivalence and consolidate a striving for completeness. Dramatic, lyrical, Christian, pagan, old and modern, Pessoa's poets and poetry contribute to the 'mysterious importance of existence'.
language: English
title: Selected Poems
titlecomplete: Selected Poems
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, Portugal, Canon, Reference, Literature, Poetry, Portuguese Literature
ratings_count: 1322
places: IRAN
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
publisher: Penguin Classic