José Craveirinha
Mozambican poet (1922–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Craveirinha (28 May 1922 – 6 February 2003) was a Mozambican journalist, story writer and poet, who is today considered the greatest poet of Mozambique.[1][2] His poems, written in Portuguese, address such issues as racism and the Portuguese colonial domination of Mozambique. A supporter of the anti-Portuguese group FRELIMO during the colonial wars, he was imprisoned in the 1960s.[1] He was one of the African pioneers of the Négritude movement, and published six books of poetry between 1964 and 1997.[2] Craveirinha also wrote under the pseudonyms Mário Vieira, José Cravo, Jesuíno Cravo, J. Cravo, J.C., Abílio Cossa, and José G. Vetrinha.
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Born | (1922-05-28)28 May 1922 Maputo, Mozambique (then Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique) |
Died | 6 February 2003(2003-02-06) (aged 80) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Pen name | Mário Vieira, José Cravo, Jesuíno Cravo, J. Cravo, J.C., Abílio Cossa, José G. Vetrinha |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Mozambican |
Genre | Poetry |
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