Ana Martins Marques
Brazilian poet
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Ana Martins Marques (born November 7, 1977) is a Brazilian poet.
Ana Martins Marques | |
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Ana Martins Marques at the 2014 Gothenburg Book Fair | |
| Born | November 7, 1977 |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| Occupation | Poet |
Life
Marques was born in Belo Horizonte. She has a master's degree in literature and a doctorate in compared literature at the Federal University of Minas Gerais.[1] She works as an editor and proofreader for the Minas Gerais State Legislative Assembly.[2]
Her first book, A vida submarina (2009), is a collection of poems awarded the Prêmio Cidade de Belo Horizonte in 2007 and 2008.[3] She was also awarded the Prêmio Alphonsus de Guimaraens, for her second book, Da arte das armadilhas (2011). In 2013, she wrote a doctoral thesis entitled Paisagem com figuras: fotografia na literatura contemporânea on photography in the literature of poets W.G. Sebald, Bernardo Carvalho, Alan Paul and Orhan Pamuk.[4][5]
Published works
- 2009 – A vida submarina (Scriptum)
- 2011 – Da arte das armadilhas (Companhia das Letras)
- 2015 – O Livro das Semelhanças (Companhia das Letras)
- 2016 – Duas Janelas – com Marcos Siscar (Luna Parque Edições)
- 2017 – Como se fosse a casa (uma correspondência) – with Eduardo Jorge (Relicário)
- 2019 – Livro dos jardins (Quelonio)
- 2021 – Risque esta palavra (Companhia das Letras)
Works in English
- 2017 – This House: Selected poems by Ana Martins Marques - translated by Elisa Wouk Almino (Scrambler Books)
