Arménio Adroaldo Vieira e Silva (; born January 29, 1941) is a

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an writer, poet and journalist. He began his activity during the 1960s, collaborated in SELÓ, Boletim de Cabo Verde, Vértice (Coimbra) review, Raízes, Ponto & Vírgula, Fragmentos
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and others. Three of his poems— ''Lisboa'' (1971), ''Quiproquo'' and ''Ser tigre''— can be found on the CD '' Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama'' by Afonso Dias. He won the Camões Prize in 2009 on the work ''O Poema, a Viagem, o Sonho''. His poems were celebrated by Mito Elias (also simply as Mito) in Praia and Mindelo in 2011. He started a series of "versions of books, poetic and miscellaneous notes" in June 2013 with ''O Brumário'', later ''Derivações do Brumário'' and recently ''Fantasmas e Fantasias do Brumário'' in 2014.

Works

*1971: ''Lisboa'' (''Lisbon'') *Around 1971 and 1972: ''Quiproquo'' and ''Ser tigre'' *1981: ''Poemas'' - ''África Editora'' - ''Colecção Cântico Geral'' - Lisbon *1990: ''O Eleito do Sol'' - ''Edição Sonacor EP'' - ''Grafedito'' - Praia *1998: ''Poemas'' (reedited) - ''Ilhéu Editora'' -

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*2006: ''MITOgrafias'' - Portuguese Cultural Center - Praia and Mindelo - novel *2009: ''O Poema, a Viagem, o Sonho'' - Caminho Publishers, Lisbon - poems *2013: ''O Brumário'' *''Derivações do Brumário'', 2013 *''Fantasmas e Fantasias do Brumário'', 2014

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External links

Vozes Poéticas da Lusofonia (Lusophony Poetic Voices)

''Arménio Vieira – liberdade e coerência na poesia do poeta-gato cabo-verdiano''
(África e Africanidades) Brazil, 2nd year, no. 6, August 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Vieira, Armenio 1941 births Living people Cape Verdean male writers Cape Verdean poets Cape Verdean journalists People from Praia Camões Prize winners 20th-century male writers 21st-century male writers