Poesia Africana de Expressão Portuguesa: Alda Espírito Santo
Autor: Professor Geraldo | Publicado: 2011-12-29T04:49:00-08:00

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    BiografiaAlda Espirito Santo, também conhecida por Alda Graça, nasceu em São Tomé em 1926 e teve a sua educação em Portugal. Ainda freqüentou a Universidade, mas teve que abandonar, em parte devido às suas atividades políticas, mas também por motivos econômicos. Sendo uma das mais conhecidas poetizas africanas de língua portuguesa, ocupou alguns cargos de relevo nos governos de São Tome e Príncipe, nomeadamente foi Ministra da Educação e Cultura, Ministra da Informação e Cultura e Deputada. Os seus poemas aparecem nas mais variadas antologias lusófonas, bem como em jornais e revistas de São Tomé e Príncipe, Angola e Moçambique. Depois de publicar "O Jogral das Ilhas, em 1976, publicou em 1978 "É nosso o solo sagrada da terra", o qual é até ao momento o seu trabalho mais importante.Obra poética: O Jogral das Ilhas, 1976, São Tomé, e. a.;É Nosso o Solo Sagrada da Terra, 1978, Lisboa, Ulmeiro.