Distancias Mínimas
um texto morcego
se guía por ecos
um texto texto cego
um eco anti anti antigo
um grito na parede rede rede
volta verde verde verde
com mim com com consigo
ouvir e ver se se se se se
Glossary
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WORD
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DEFINITION
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POSSIBLE SYNONYMS
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| anti (adj.) | opposed to or against | against, anti, in opposition to, counter, contrary |
| antigo (adj.) | belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence | ancient, old, aged, antiquated, elderly, senior |
| cego (adj.) | unable to see | blind, sightless, unseeing |
| com (prep.) | accompanied by another person or thing | with, accompanied by |
| consigo (pron.) | reflecting back on somebody or something | with itself |
| distancias (n.) | measurements of space between two things or people | distances, lengths, radii |
| e (conj.) | used to connect words that are to be taken jointly | and, as well as, in addition to |
| eco(s) (n.) | a sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener | echo/echoes, reverberation/reverberations |
| grito (n.) | a loud call or cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion | shout, yell, cry, scream |
| mim (pron.) | used by a speaker to refer to him/herself | me |
| mínimas (adj.) | a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible | minimal, smallest, miniscule, nonessential, immaterial |
| morcego (n.) | a mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and connect the forelimbs to the body and hind limbs to the tail | bat |
| na (prep.) | a word that indicates location in relation to another object or person | in, on, at, upon, toward, from, onto |
| ouvir (v.) | perceive with the ear the sound made by someone or something | hear, listen, attend, hark, give ears, apprehend |
| parede (n.) | flat side of a building or room | wall, partition, barrier |
| por (prep.) | indicating the means of achieving something | by |
| rede (n.) | open-meshed material often made of twine, cord, or rope—typically used for catching fish or other animals | net, web, netting, grid, lattice |
| se (prep./refl. pron.) | introducing a possibility; referring to one’s self | if, whether, so, itself, himself, herself, oneself, themselves |
| se guía (v.) | shown or indicated the way to someone or to something | is guided, is directed, is shepherded |
| texto (n.) | a piece of written material regarded as conveying the authentic or primary form of a particular work | text |
| um (art.) | one single; any | a, an |
| ver (v.) | perceive with eyes, discern visually | see, observe, notice, detect |
| verde (adj.) | color made by mixing yellow and blue | green |
| volta (v.) | go back to | return, restore, replace |
Background
About Free Verse
Free verse is a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from
limitations of regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms. Such
poems are without rhythms and rhyme schemes; do not follow regular rhyme
scheme rules and still provide artistic expression. In this way, the poet can give his
own shape to a poem how he/she desires. However, it still allows poets to use
alliteration, rhyme, cadences or rhythms to get the effects that they consider are
suitable for the piece.
Bio
Paulo Leminski was born in Curitiba, Brazil, and was proud of his mixed African and Polish heritage. As an adult he enjoyed being thought of as controversial. He became well known for his experimental writings, lyrical poems, and extravagant mustache. His style of poetry has been compared to American poet e. e. cummings. Leminski spoke Japanese, English, and French in addition to Portuguese, and he translated works by Samuel Beckett, John Lennon, and James Joyce. He also wrote a biography of the famous haiku poet Matsuo Bashō. A man of many talents, he occasionally wrote songs, produced record albums, and was also a judo instructor.