Ana Martins Marques

Ana Martins Marques is a Brazilian poet.

Life

Marques was born in Belo Horizonte. She has a master's degree in literature and a doctorate in compared literature at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. She works as an editor and proofreader for the Minas Gerais State Legislative Assembly.
Her first book, A vida submarina, is a collection of poems awarded the Prêmio Cidade de Belo Horizonte in 2007 and 2008. She was also awarded the Prêmio Alphonsus de Guimaraens, for her second book, Da arte das armadilhas. In 2013, she wrote a doctoral thesis entitled Paisagem com figuras: fotografia na literatura contemporânea on photography in the literature of poets W.G. Sebald, Bernardo Carvalho, Alan Paul and Orhan Pamuk.

Published works

2009 – A vida submarina
2011 – Da arte das armadilhas
2015 – O Livro das Semelhanças
2016 – Duas Janelas – com Marcos Siscar
2017 – Como se fosse a casa – with Eduardo Jorge
2019 – Livro dos jardins
2021 – ''Risque esta palavra''

Works in English

2017 – This House: Selected poems by Ana Martins Marques - translated by Elisa Wouk Almino