Meeting of Mozambican writers in the diaspora in Lisbon

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Meeting of Mozambican writers in the diaspora in Lisbon

11:12 CAT | 30 Jun 2017

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Mozambican culture abroad is being showcased at book launches, poetry readings, debates and painting exhibitions at the 10th meeting of Mozambican Writers in the Diaspora, which ends today (Friday) in Lisbon.

Organised by the Mozambican Writers Circle of the Diaspora (CEMD), the meeting is taking place at the headquarters of the Union of Luso-Afro-Americo-Asian Capitals Cities, UCCLA.

With Mozambican diaspora authors in attendance, the meeting aims to make Mozambican culture better known abroad and strengthen relations between Mozambican and Portuguese authors and specialists.

The initiative also serves to study ways of exchanging and cooperating among Mozambican writers, poets and intellectuals in the diaspora and those living in Mozambique, the event’s organisers say.

“Literature, Creation, Exchange and Lusophony – Cross-Dialogues” is the theme of the conference, which sports names such as Manuela Gonzaga, Domingos Lobo, Ana Cristina Silva, Rui Maurício, Mário Máximo or Lopito Feijó among its participants.

Today at 2 p.m.. A debate on “Universalism and Encounters with the World” has as guest speakers at 3 p.m. João Couvaneiro, who will discuss “The Galaxy of Mango Trees”, Joana Catarina Forte, “Mozambicans in Portugal – Culture and Immigration” and Najwa Omar, “Tears of Spring”.

The event closes with a debate on “Mozambican Literature,” with Vera Novo Fornelos speaking about “Fragmentation of Identity in Mário de Sá Carneiro and Delmar Maia Gonçalves”, Jorge Viegas on Reinaldo Ferreira and finally Fernanda Angius on “Mozambican Writers in the Diaspora”.

Among other topics discussed were “Mozambican Literature”, “Lusophone Literatures”, “Lusophone Intercultural Relations”, “Literature, Creation, Exchange and Lusophony” and “Universalism and Encounters with the World” .

The “Lusophone Literatures” conference had as speakers Ana Martinho, who spoke on “African Literatures in the Present: a theoretical and critical balance”; writer, researcher and professor of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon Anabela Rita, on the theme “From the Lusophone Verb: Between Land and Sea”; the president of the National Commission of UNESCO, Ana Mateja Rozman, on “Unfinished Luso-Slovene Anthologies”; and Mozambican writer Delmar Maia Gonçalves, who talked about “Almadias on High Seas”.

Rodrigues Vaz, José Teixeira and Renato Epifânio participated in a debate yesterday on Portuguese-speaking intercultural relations, which covered, among other topics, Portuguese journalism in the colonial war, and the Portuguese Language Community presentation of Revista Nova Águia no. 19.

On the first day, artists Waldemar Bastos, Lívio de Morais, Gisela Ramos Rosa, and Manuel Araújo were honoured, with a moment of posthumous homage to the Mozambican writer, Ascêncio de Freitas.

In addition to debates, book launches and poetry readings, other artistic events include a painting exhibition “3 Portuguese poets / 3 Mozambican poets” by visual artist Isabel Nunes.

The program also features musical events with musicians Fercy Nery and Isaley, and an oriental dance, performed by Susana Amira, and poetry readings featured Elza de Noronha, Gisela Ramos Rosa, Dulcineia, Lourdes Peliz, Tereza Xavier Coito, Clayton Silva, among others.

Source: Lusa