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SOUSA (António de). LIVRO de Bordo: poemas. Lisboa. 1950. - SOUSA (António de) LIVRO de Bordo: poemas . Com um poema-prefácio de Vitorino Nemésio. Lisboa: Editorial Inquérito, 1950. 120, [2] pp.; 195 mm. Livro de Bordo is considered one of the most significant titles in the poetic work of António de Sousa, opening with a poem-preface by Vitorino Nemésio and with a cover illustrated by Manuel Ribeiro de Pavia. The edition, with meticulous graphic design, was published by Editorial Inquérito in a limited edition of 500 copies. João Gaspar Simões, referring to the author, noted that his verbal imagination, intellectualism, irony, sarcasm, and lyrical realism made him one of the most interesting poets of modern Portuguese literature. The presence of Vitorino Nemésio as preface writer—one of the most prestigious Portuguese poets and essayists of the time—gives the volume particular prominence in the context of Portuguese poetry of the 1950s. First edition. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate