Ovídio Martins
Ovídio de Sousa Martins was a famous Cape Verdean poet and journalist. He attended high school in his home country, went to pursue studies in Portugal but did not achieve studies for health reasons. He was one of the founders of the Cultural Supplement Bulletin of Cape Verde in 1958. He lived in exile in the Netherlands due to his pro-independence activities in his native land and produced 100 poems there.
His poem Flagelados do vento leste and Comunhão can be found on the CD Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama by Afonso Dias.
Works
Books
- Caminhada, Lisbon – Poemas
- 100 Poemas - Gritarei, Berrarei, Matarei - Não vou para pasárgada, 1973
- Tchutchinha, Lisbon
Poems
Poems in the creole of São Vicente:- Liberdade, Nôs morte, Hora nô ta bá junte, Cantá nha pove, Cretcheu, Um spada na mon, Comparaçon, Consciénça, Um r’bêra pa mar, Dstine, Ma de canal, Pescador, Cantáme.