

Among Prisons and Forests, a pearl
Margarida Patriota is a Brazilian writer, translator, and literary critic. A member of the Brasília Academy of Letters, she lived in several countries during her childhood and youth, an experience that shaped the cosmopolitan character of her work. She has also been active in cultural outreach and has, for many years, hosted the radio program Authors and Books (Autores e Livros) on Rádio Senado. Holding both a Master's and a Ph.D. in French Literature, she taught Literary The


entre cárceres e bosques, uma pérola
Margarida Patriota é escritora, tradutora e crítica literária brasileira. Membro da Academia Brasiliense de Letras, viveu em diversos países durante a infância e juventude, experiência que marcou o caráter cosmopolita de sua obra. Atuou também na difusão cultural e apresenta, desde há muitos anos, o programa Autores e Livros, da Rádio Senado. Mestre e doutora em Literatura Francesa, lecionou por 28 anos Teoria da Literatura, Literatura Brasileira e Literatura Francesa no Depa


To the people
To my dear readers and friends, a long poem in 7 Chants, paying homage to the Freedom Fighters, those people who worked to achieve the independence of India. Also a declaration of love, and the last poem in the Pink Book of Passion. Bharat: how the Indians call India, a country that is the unity of a common conscience, a civilization. I hope you enjoy it! With love and care, Ana Paula Arendt Delivered to the people (To Sarojini Naidu and her readers) I Freedom fighters¹, they


Gopuram
Gopuram* Ana Paula Arendt A gateway to heaven amidst the confusion of the world, heaven: a clean, sacred space where shoes are left behind. Heaven: where prayers are heard with compassion and reverence. This gateway is pure bliss: a vertical mountain covered with the legends of those who fought for justice and light. Ladder, stairway of sight, all three eyes scaling the higher grounds of the soul… From muladhara, a generous base, foundation of flesh and loins receiving and gi




