Florbela Espanca

Florbela Espanca
BornFlor Bela d'Alma da Conceição
(1894-12-08)8 December 1894
Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Died8 December 1930(1930-12-08) (aged 36)
Matosinhos, Portugal
OccupationPoet
NationalityPortuguese
Period1903–1930
GenreParnassianism, Symbolism

Florbela Espanca (Portuguese: [floɾˈβɛlɐ ɨʃˈpɐ̃kɐ]; born Flor Bela d'Alma da Conceição, 8 December 1894 – 8 December 1930) was a Portuguese poet.[1] She is known for her passionate and feminist poetry.[2] Fernando Pessoa later said she was his "twin soul".[3]

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  3. ^ Dal Farra, Maria Lúcia (1996). Poemas de Florbela Espanca (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Martins Fontes. pp. 25–26. ISBN 85-336-0566-8. alma sonhadora/ Irmã gémea da minha!