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Maria da Conceição de Deus Lima (born December 8, 1961 in Santana), also known as Conceição Lima, is a Santomean poet.


Biography

Lima is from the town of Santana in
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, one of two islands in the small nation of
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situated in the
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, off the western coast of
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. She studied journalism in
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and worked in radio, television and in the print press in her native country. In 1993, Conceição Lima founded the weekly independent publication ''O País Hoje'' (The Country Today) which she directed and wrote for during its circulation. She received a degree in Afro-Portuguese and Brazilian Studies from King's College in
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. Lima resides in London where she works as a journalist and producer for the
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Portuguese Language Services. Her poetry has been published in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies in several countries. '' O Útero da Casa'' was her first book of poetry and was published in 2004 in
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by the Portuguese publishing house Caminho. Her second book (also poetry), '' A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó'', was released in 2006 by the same publisher. Some of her work has been translated into English by the
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in London. Lima is a
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writer, one of the few poets who came of age after the
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of her country in 1975. She started writing poems as a teenager and, in 1979, at the age of nineteen, traveled to
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where she participated in the Sixth Conference of Afro-Asian Writers. She recited some of her poems and was probably one of the youngest participants present. Conceição Lima considers this to be the first phase of her career as a poet. The second phase of her career started with the publication of her poems in newspapers, magazines and anthologies. Additionally some of her work has been translated into English by the
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in London.


Familiar influences

In 2009, Conceição Lima traveled to
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(Portugal) and visited the Colégio de Amorim where she shared with students stories of her childhood and memories of family members who influenced her the most. She remembered her father and confessed that he was the one who taught her the power of words. When she was a child, her dad would
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music for her mother when she was mad at him. As a child, Conceição soon realized that words have the power to bring peace because her mom would make amends with him. However, she also realized that words can hurt; after all, it was her father's words that had caused her mom to be upset in the first place. Lima also revealed that her father always knew she would be a poet because of her very vivid and creative imagination.


Literary works

*2011 ''O País de Akendenguê'' 'The Country of Akendegué''(2011), Camelho *''Quando Florirem Salambás no Tecto do Pico'' (2015)


Poetry

*''O Útero da Casa'' (2004) *'' A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó'' (2006)


Critical interpretations

Conceição Lima's poetry has been praised by the
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and writer Inocência Mata who is also from São Tomé and Príncipe. According to Mata, Conceição Lima's poetry is a conscious voice that addresses Europe with an accusation of the suffering that has occurred for centuries in Santomean society, with its history of
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and
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. Her poetry also voices the disillusion and unhappiness with the unrealized ideals of her country in the post-independence period, which instead has been marked by a climate of repression, anxiety, and fear.Falconi e Paredes, "Conceição Lima e Inocência Mata, dois lados da Moderna Travessia Literária São-Tomense.


References

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