Alberto da Cunha Melo
José Alberto Tavares da Cunha Melo was a Brazilian poet. His works, written primarily in the octosyllabic meter - the rarest in Portuguese-language poetry - address themes like the Sacred, freedom, death, and loneliness.
He was heavily influenced by João Cabral de Melo Neto.
Biography
Born to a family with literary traditions, he was introduced to poetry at an early age, soon discerning in it his vocation. His father, Benedito Cunha Melo, wrote the hymn of Melo's birthplace, Jaboatão dos Guararapes. He debuted with his 1966 book Círculo Cósmico, which was received with enthusiasm by the critic César Leal.Mello's poetry, conceived within the literary movement known as Geração 65, has been praised by the likes of Alfredo Bosi, Bruno Tolentino and Raimundo Carrero. His book O Cão de Olhos Amarelos & Outros Poemas Inéditos earned him the ABL Prize for Poetry.