Part Of An Endless River
Alberto de Lacerda : A Commemorative Exhibition
5th May – 29th May, Taylor Institution Library
Join us to inaugurate the exhibition on
Monday 4th May 2015, 5.00 - 6.00 pm
Room 3, Taylor Institution, Oxford
with informal talks and poetry readings (in English & Portuguese)
All welcome. The event will be followed by a wine reception (6.00 - 6.30 pm).
Organised by Luís Amorim de Sousa & Mary Porter de Sousa, Joanne Edwards (Taylor Institution Library) and Cláudia Pazos Alonso (Sub-Faculty of Portuguese, University of Oxford).
Alberto de Lacerda (1928-2007) was born on the Island of Mozambique, then a Portuguese domain. He started his literary career in Lisbon while still a student. In 1951 he signed a language announcer contract with the BBC and moved to London where he resided until the end of his life. He earned his living as a poet, critic, lecturer and broadcaster, and won the admiration of such diverse figures as Edith Sitwell, René Char and Octavio Paz. During his lifetime he published 14 collections of poetry and, in spite of his persistent lack of funds, he managed to assemble a remarkable collection of books, manuscripts, musical recordings and works of art. Alberto de Lacerda is buried in London’s Brompton Cemetery.
The present exhibition marks 60 years since the publication of his first book 77 Poems.
Kind regards,
Joanne Edwards
Subject Consultant
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Languages and Literatures
Latin American History
Taylor Institution Library, St Giles’ Oxford, OX1 3NA
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