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Biography of Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935): One of the most prominent modernist poet of the Portuguese language. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He published poems under his real name and dozens of other personas. Apart from Fernando Pessoa himself (“ele mesmo”), the most famous ones are: Alberto Caiero, Álvaro de Campos e Ricardo Reis; each one with his own personality, mannerisms and profession: Álvaro de Campos (an engineer, who had been educated in England; influenced by symbolism); Ricardo Reis (a physician, a pastoral poet); Alberto Caieiro (a countryman and poet, who wrote simple verses).

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Sonnet I.
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Sonnet II.
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Sonnet III.
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Sonnet IX.
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Sonnet V.
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Sonnet VI.
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Sonnet VII.
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Sonnet VIII.
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Sonnet X.
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Sonnet XI.
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As rosas amo dos jardins de Adonis
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