Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares (born 30 October 1952,

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) is an Angolan poet. Tavares began her undergraduate degree in history at the

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Institute of Sciences and Education (ISCED), before moving to

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where, in 1996, she completed a Masters in African Literature. Currently living in

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, she is a PhD candidate in literature and teaches at the

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of Lisbon. From 1988 to 1990, Tavares was a member of the Board for the National Award for Literature in Angola, and was also head of the Research Office of the National Center for Documentation and Historical Research in Luanda from 1983 to 1985. She is also a member of several cultural organizations, including the Committee of the Angolan International Council of Museums (ICOM), the Committee of the Angolan International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), and the Committee on Angola for

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. Her poetry and prose have been published in anthologies in

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and

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Works

*''Ritos de Passagem'' (1985) *''O Sangue da Buganvília'' (1998) *''O Lago da Lua'' (1999) *''Dizes-me coisas amargas como os frutos'' (2001) * ''A cabeça de Salomé'' (2004) * ''Os olhos do homem que chorava no rio'' (with Manuel Jorge Marmelo) (2005) * ''Manual para amantes desesperados'' (2007)

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* * 1952 births Living people Angolan women poets People from Lubango 20th-century women writers 21st-century women writers 20th-century Angolan poets 21st-century Angolan poets 20th-century Angolan women 21st-century Angolan women Angolan expatriates in Portugal Catholic University of Portugal {{Angola-writer-stub