Amélia da Lomba

Maria Amélia Gomes Barros da Lomba do Amaral, known as Amélia da Lomba or Amélia Dalomba (born 23 November 1961 in Cabinda) is an Angolan writer and journalist.  She has also served as Secretary of the Missão Internacionalista Angolana.  De Lomba was awarded the Medalha da Ordem do Vulcão in 2005. 

Biography
She graduated in Psychology in Moscow.  Back in Angola, she worked as a journalist, working for the Emissora Provincial de Cabinda, the Rádio Nacional de Angola, and the Jornal de Angola in Luanda.  According to Luís Kandjimbo, da Lomba belongs to a group of contemporary female writers in Angola such as Ana Paula Tavares, Ana Santana and Lisa Castel, which he refers to as the "Generation of Uncertainties" ("Geração das Incertezas"), writers who typically display anguish and melancholy in their works, expressing disappointment with the political and social conditions in the country.  Works include Ânsia (1995), Sacrossanto Refúgio (c.1995) and Noites ditas à chuva (Nights' Speeches to Rain, 2005), a poetry book published by the UEA.  Her poetry is included in anthologies and books such as Antologia da Poesia Feminina dos Palop (1998), Antologia do Mar na Poesia Africana de Língua Portuguesa do Século XX (2000), and Antologia O Amor tem Asas de Ouro.  Da Lomba is a member of the Angolan Writers Union (União dos Escritores Angolanos; UEA). 

In addition to her published poems and articles, she has recorded CDs of Angolan lyrics and music.  Da Lomba also served as Secretary of the Missão Internacionalista Angolana.  She Lomba was awarded the Medalha da Ordem do Vulcão (Order of Vulcan) by the President of Cape Verde in 2005 and is the only non-Cape Verdean to be awarded to date. 

Selected works
 Ânsia, Poesia (1995), UEA
 Sacrossanto Refúgio (1996), Edipress
 Espigas do Sahel (2004), Kilomlombe Publishers
 Noites Ditas à Chuva (2005), UEA
 Sinal de Mãe nas Estrelas (2007), Zian Editora (Publishers)
 Aos Teus Pés Quanto Baloiça o Vento (2008), Zian
 Cacimbo 2000 (2000), Patrick Houdin-Alliance Française de Luanda
 Nsinga - O Mar no Signo do Laço (2012), Mayamba
 Uma mulher ao relento (2011), Nandyala Publishers

CD
''Verso Prece e Canto (2008), N’Gola Música

References

Category:Angolan women writers
Category:Angolan women poets
Category:Angolan journalists
Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Cabinda (city)
Category:20th-century women writers
Category:21st-century women writers
Category:20th-century Angolan poets
Category:21st-century Angolan poets
Category:Women journalists