We selected in this post some Poems by Manuel Bandeira, chosen by users of our site for being excellent resources for working with students in the classroom from the preparation of Activities, Lesson Plans and projects.
Manuel Bandeira, was born on April 19, 1886, in Recife, Pernambuco, in addition to being a professor, historians and writer, he was also an art critic. Bandeira was a fan of free verse, colloquial language, irreverence and creative freedom.
Check out the 7 beautiful Poems by Manuel Bandeira, chosen by our readers:
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SWALLOW OUT THERE IS SAYING:
— I SPENT THE DAY FOR A LOT, FOR A LOT!
SWALLOW, SWALLOW, MY SONG IS SADER!
I spent my life idly, idly.
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I dreamed I dreamed
THAT I DREAMED.
IN DREAM I REMEMBERED
FROM A PAST DREAM:
THE OF HAVING DREAM
THAT I WAS DREAMING.
I DREAMED I DREAM...
HAVE DREAMED WHAT?
THAT HAD DREAMED
BEING WITH YOU
BE? HAVE BEEN.
THAT IS TIME PAST.
A DREAM PRESENT
ONE DAY I DREAMED.
I suddenly cried,
FOR I SAW, AWAKEN,
THAT HAD DREAMED.
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WHEN I WAS SIX
I WON A GUINEA PIG
WHAT A HEART PAIN IT GIVES ME
BECAUSE THE BICH JUST WANTED TO BE UNDER THE STOVE!
TOOK HIM TO THE ROOM
TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, CLEANEST PLACES
HE DID NOT CARE:
WANTED TO BE UNDER THE STOVE
I DID NOT MAKE ANY OF MY TENDERNESSES
– MY GUINEA PIG WAS MY FIRST GIRLFRIEND.
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COFFEE WITH BREAD
COFFEE WITH BREAD
COFFEE WITH BREAD
VIRGE MARY, WHAT WAS THAT ENGINEER?
NOW YES
COFFEE WITH BREAD
NOW YES
FLY, SMOKE
RUN FENCE
OH YOU STOVE
BOOT FIRE
IN THE FURNACE
WHAT I NEED
A LOT OF STRENGTH
A LOT OF STRENGTH
A LOT OF STRENGTH
OÔ...
RUN AWAY, BEAST
RUN AWAY, PEOPLE
PASS BRIDGE
PASS POST
PASTE PASTE
PASSEN OX
PASSES BOIADA
BRANCH PASS
FROM INAZEIRA
BENDING
IN THE RICH
WHAT A DESIRE
TO SING!
OÔ...
WHEN I HOLD
IN CANAVIÁ
EACH FOOT OF CANE
WAS AN OFFICER
OÔ...
PRETTY GIRL
THE GREEN DRESS
GIVE ME YOUR MOUTH
TO KILL MY Thirst
OÔ...
I'M GOING MIMBORA GOING MIMBORA
I DO NOT LIKE HERE
I WAS BORN IN THE SERTÃO
I'M FROM OURICURI
OÔ...
I'M GOING FAST
I'M RUNNING
I'M GOING ALL
THAT I ONLY TAKE
FEW PEOPLE
FEW PEOPLE
FEW PEOPLE…
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IRENE BLACK
GOOD IRENE
IRENE ALWAYS IN A GOOD MOOD.
IMAGINO IRENE ENTERING THE SKY:
– LICENSE, MY WHITE!
AND SAO PEDRO BONACHÃO:
– ENTER, IRENE.YOU DO NOT NEED TO ASK FOR A LICENSE.
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I saw an animal yesterday
IN THE FILTH OF THE YARD
CATCHING FOOD AMONG THE DEBRIS.
WHEN I FOUND SOMETHING
DID NOT EXAMINE OR SMELL:
SWALLOWS WITH VORACITY.
THE BICHO WAS NOT A DOG
IT WAS NOT A CAT,
IT WAS NOT A RAT.
THE BICHO, MY GOD! IT WAS A MAN.
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THE FIRST TIME I SAW TERESA
I THOUGHT SHE HAD STUPID LEGS.
I ALSO THOUGHT THE FACE LOOKED A FEATHER.
WHEN I SAW TERESA AGAIN
I THOUGHT THE EYES WERE
MUCH OLDER THAN THE REST OF THE BODY
(THE EYES WERE BORN AND STAYED FOR TEN YEARS
WAITING FOR THE REST OF THE BODY TO REBORN)
THE THIRD TIME I SAW NOTHING ANYMORE
THE HEAVENS MIXED WITH THE EARTH
AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD AGAIN TO MOVE
ON THE FACE OF THE WATERS.
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