Alberto da Cunha Melo
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BornApril 8, 1942
Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil
DiedOctober 13, 2007 (aged 65)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
OccupationJournalist, writer
Notable worksPoesia reunida (2017)
Alberto da Cunha Melo | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1942 Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Died | October 13, 2007 (aged 65) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Notable works | Poesia reunida (2017) |
| Notable awards | Prêmio ABL de Poesia (2007) |
José Alberto Tavares da Cunha Melo (April 8, 1942 – October 13, 2007) was a Brazilian poet. His works, written primarily in the octosyllabic meter – the rarest in Portuguese-language poetry – address themes like the sacred, freedom, death, and loneliness.
He was heavily influenced by João Cabral de Melo Neto.[1]