Carcanet Press Logo
Quote of the Day
Your list has always been interesting, idiosyncratic, imaginative and your translations [...] have been a source of pleasure to me.
Al Alvarez

Fower Pessoas

Fernando Pessoa and Colin Bramwell

Categories: 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century, British, Portuguese, Scottish, Translation
Imprint: Carcanet Classics
Publisher: Carcanet Press
Available as:
Paperback (180 pages)
(Due Feb 2025)
9781800174641
£14.99 £13.49
  • Description
  • Authors
  • A bold reimagining of Fernando Pessoa's poetry into a mixed dialect of Scots and English by an exciting next-generation, prize-winning Scottish poet.
    Fernando Pessoa
    FERNANDO PESSOA (1888-1935), Portugal's greatest poet since Camões, is one of Europe's greatest poets too. When he died he left a trunk full of poetry, philosophical writings, criticism and other texts. There are 25,426 items in the archive, including those that constitute The Book of Disquietude . Carcanet was the first ... read more
    Colin Bramwell
    Colin Bramwell grew up on the Black Isle and lives in Edinburgh. He studied literature at Edinburgh, McGill, Oxford and St Andrews. His poetry has appeared in Poetry Review, Irish Pages, The London Magazine, PN Review, Magma, The Rialto, New Writing Scotland, Interpret, ... read more
Share this...
The Carcanet Blog Library Lives: Stella Halkyard read more Tablets: Dunya Mikhail read more PN Review 278: Set 5: Mondo de Sunbrilo Translated by John Gallas read more Apple Thieves: Beverley Bie Brahic read more PN Review Creative Writing Prize: 'If Only Id Known Back Then' by Jack Morris read more Scattered Snows, to the North: Carl Phillips read more
Find your local bookshop logo
Arts Council Logo
We thank the Arts Council England for their support and assistance in this interactive Project.
This website ©2000-2024 Carcanet Press Ltd