Do you like Literature? To brighten his day, the kids school brings you the history and a little piece of the work of one of the most beloved poets in Brazil: Mario Quintana.
Mario Quintana was born in a city called Alegrete, in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, on July 30, 1906. He was known for being a great poet and, at the same time, he was always remembered for writing verses about simple things in our daily lives. With her great good humor, Quintana wrote several poems and short stories, some very cute and many others dedicated to children. On May 5, 1994, in the city of Porto Alegre, at the age of 87, the poet died. We chose some poems by Mario Quintana for you to meet and be enchanted by this one of our best poets. Good reading!
I still remember… And nothing else matters to me...
Those days of such gentle light
That left me, always, as a memory
Any new toy at my door...
But there came a wind of hopelessness
Blowing ashes of the dead night!
And I hung in the crooked branch
All my children's toys…
Off the road after I followed... But then,
Although age and sense I seem
Do not deceive the old man who goes here:
i want my toys again
I'm a poor boy... Believe me...
Who got old, one day, suddenly...
Mario Quintana has published more than twenty books, including the book “A Rua dos Cataventos”, the first of his work
song of the drizzle
Mario Quintana has established himself as one of the greatest poets in our Literature. His verses are of a unique beauty and simplicity
On top of my roof,
Pirulin Lulin Lulin,
An angel, all wet,
Hiccup on your piccolo.
The clock will tick;
The springs creak endlessly.
the picture on the wall
Keep looking at me.
And it rains without knowing why...
And everything was always like this!
It looks like I'm going to suffer:
Pirulin lulin lulin...
Contra Poeminho
Mario Quintana died at the age of 87, in Porto Alegre, the city he moved to at the age of twenty
All those who are there
obstructing my path,
They will pass...
I bird!
* The image that illustrates the article was taken from the author's book covers.
By Luana Castro
Graduated in Letters
