Noemia de sousa biography for kids
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Noemia de Sousa (Carolina Noémia Abranches de Sousa) was born on September 20, 1926, in the district of Catembe, in Mozambique.
Noemia de sousa biography for kids
Later, in 1951, she went into exile in Lisbon, due to political persecution suffered in her home country. At that time, she had already written her poetic work, published in 2001 in the book black blood.
The mother of Mozambican poets, who died on December 4, 2002, in Portugal, produced texts with a nationalist content, characterized by composition in free verse.
In them, the female and black voice prevails, which strives to highlight African culture; but also to show the social problems of Mozambique.
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Summary about Noémia de Sousa
Mozambican poet Noémia de Sousa was born in 1926 and died in 2002.
Her poetry was written between 1948 and 1951, the year in which the writer went into exile in Portugal.
The author’s texts ha