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CARVALHO (Raul de). MESA da Solidão. Lisboa. 1955. - CARVALHO (Raul de) MESA da Solidão . Poemas. Lisboa: Ed. do autor, 1955. 74 pp.; 195 mm. First edition. Raul Maria de Carvalho (Alvito, 1920; Lisbon, 1984), a poet rooted in the Alentejo region, contributed to the magazines ”Távola Redonda, ” ”Árvore, ” and ”Cadernos de Poesia, ” which in the 1950s brought together, irregularly but actively, poets of diverse sensibilities. His work, where evocations of his Alentejo childhood and fidelity to humanity combine with a markedly enumerative and anaphoric style, places him within the orbit of neo-realism. Jorge de Sena included him among the one hundred best Portuguese poets of the 20th century, and Eduardo Lourenço considered him an heir to Álvaro de Campos. ”Mesa da Solidão” is one of two books published by Raul de Carvalho in 1955 – the other being ”Poesia” – during a period of great productivity that also includes ”Parágrafos” (1956) and ”A Aliança” (1958). Self-published in a limited edition. Unusual. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate