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Também guardamos pedras aqui

of Luiza Romão

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Synopsis

In Também guardamos pedras aqui, poet, actress and slammer Luiza Romão returns to Homer’s Iliad and re-reads it in light of the present time. The poems in this book focus on the Trojan War and its famous characters, retelling the event and subverting the Greek version immortalized in Homer’s work. By demonstrating how “Western literature began with a massacre,” the book draws interesting parallels with the present day.

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why we recorded it

In this book, winner of the 2022 Jabuti Prize for Poetry and Book of the Year, Luiza Romão carries out important and innovative research into Greek literature, especially epic poetry, read through contemporary lenses. The resulting poems are marked by experiments with language and the force of political intervention and seek to unveil both the Trojan massacre and our times. In the audiobook version of "Também guardamos pedras aqui," it is Luiza Romão herself, one of Brazil’s best-known slammers, who reads and interprets the text. In a powerful and inventive way, the poet brings much of her experience in the slam scene to the recording of her work.

This audiobook, Supersônica’s first poetry publication, was produced under exclusive license from Editora Nós.

Luiza Romão read by Luiza Romão

A poet, actress and slammer, Luiza Romão is the author of the books Sangria (selo doburro), "Também guardamos pedras aqui" (Editora Nós, winner of the Jabuti Prize for Best Poetry Book and Book of the Year; and a semi-finalist for the Oceanos Prize) and "Nadine" (Editora Quelônio). She has a bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts and a master’s degree in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature from the University of São Paulo (USP). Romão researches poetry in performance.

author Luiza Romão

A poet, actress and slammer, Luiza Romão is the author of the books Sangria (selo doburro), "Também guardamos pedras aqui" (Editora Nós, winner of the Jabuti Prize for Best Poetry Book and Book of the Year; and a semi-finalist for the Oceanos Prize) and "Nadine" (Editora Quelônio). She has a bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts and a master’s degree in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature from the University of São Paulo (USP). Romão researches poetry in performance.

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