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 Alexandre O'Neill - Lisboa, Portugal Posted by:  razalas
N 38° 41.547 W 009° 12.982
29S E 481183 N 4282670
A bench dedicated to the poet Alexandre O'Neill placed in the Belem Gardens in the city of Lisboa.
Waymark Code: WMNV7K
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 05/05/2015
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This bench is dedicated to Alexandre O'Neill, a famous Portuguese poet. It is placed in front of the Torre de Belém (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) so you can sit and admire it.
The bench is made of stone and it reads:
"Congresso de gaivotas neste céu
Como uma tampa azul cobrindo o Tejo.
Querela de aves, pios, escarcéu.
Ainda palpitante voa um beijo.
Donde teria vindo! (Não é meu...)
De algum quarto perdido no desejo?
De algum jovem amor que recebeu
Mandado de captura ou de despejo?
Alexandre O'Neill"
Alexandre O'Neill
"Alexandre Manuel Vahia de Castro O'Neill de Bulhões, (Lisbon, 19 December 1924 - Lisbon, 21 August 1986) was a Portuguese writer and poet of Irish descent.
He was a self-taught person and worked as a publicitary.
Surrealist and concretist poet and writer, and a publicist, who collaborated in many periodicals."
Source: wikipedia
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