Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna
Brazilian poet, essayist and academic (1937–2025)
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Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna (27 March 1937 – 4 March 2025) was a Brazilian poet, essayist and academic.[1]
Born27 March 1937
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died4 March 2025 (aged 87)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse
Children2
Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna | |
|---|---|
Sant'Anna in 2011 | |
| Born | 27 March 1937 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | 4 March 2025 (aged 87) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Background
Sant'Anna was a professor of Brazilian literature at UCLA and the University of Texas at El Paso, and a writer for the O Globo newspaper. In 1971 he married Marina Colasanti, a Brazilian journalist and writer. In 1984, he began writing for Jornal do Brasil.
Sant'Anna died at his home in Rio de Janeiro, on 4 March 2025, at the age of 87.[2][3]
Works
- 1962 – O Desemprego da Poesia
- 1965 – Canto e Palavra (poem book)
- 1980 – Que país é este?
- 1986 – A Mulher Madura (book of articles for O Globo)
