Recently, a friend sent me a poem by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), who today enjoys a cult-like following. Although, like many great artists, this following emerged after his passing so he never actually got to enjoy it. Perhaps Pessoa inspires such a cult-like following because he himself was intrigued by the occult and even claimed to have had experiences as a medium. What’s more, he created over fifty fully-functional pseudonyms, each with an individual style and psychological baggage, to express his seemingly […]

Categories: Ana Maria Caballero, ZiR • Tags: literature, poetry, Portugal, writing