Álvaro De Campos

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Álvaro de Campos is the most prolific heteronym created by the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935). The Complete Works of Álvaro de Campos is forthcoming with New Directions in 2023.

Poems by Álvaro De Campos

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- Essay
  
  Inside Ourselves
  
  By Geoffrey Hilsabeck
  
  The many voices of Fernando Pessoa.
  
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- poem
  
  “No, you’re right, I’m wrong”
  
  By Álvaro De Campos
  
  No, you’re right, I’m wrong ...
  Allow me to drift off from this pointless argument,
  I’m wrong in my opinion, that’s fine, I’m not deeply attached to that opinion anyway ...
  
  I’m not even listening, you say? I don’t know.
  I think I am. But repeat...
  
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- Audio
  
  “No, you’re right, I’m wrong”
  
  From Audio Poem of the Day May 2023
  
  By Álvaro De Campos tr. by Margaret Jull Costa & Patricio Ferrari
  
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  Fernando Pessoa
  
  Poet Fernando António Nogueira Pêssoa was born in Lisbon, Portugal. His father died when Pessoa was five years old, and the family moved with his mother’s new husband, a consul,...
  
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- poem
  
  “Sim, não tenho razão”
  
  By Álvaro De Campos
  
  Sim, não tenho razão ...
  Deixa-me distrahir-me do argumento inutil,
  Não tenho razão, está bem; é uma razão como outra qualquer ...
  
  Se nem oiço? Não sei.
  Creio que sim. Mas repete.
  O amor deve ser constante?
  Sim, deve ser constante.
  Só no amor, é claro.
  Dize ainda outra vez ...
  
  Que...
  
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Álvaro De Campos

“Ah Margarida”

“No, you’re right, I’m wrong”

“Sim, não tenho razão”

“So many gods!”

Inside Ourselves

“No, you’re right, I’m wrong”

“No, you’re right, I’m wrong”

Fernando Pessoa

“Sim, não tenho razão”

Álvaro De Campos

“Ah Margarida”

“No, you’re right, I’m wrong”

“Sim, não tenho razão”

“So many gods!”

Inside Ourselves

Appeared in Poetry Magazine “No, you’re right, I’m wrong”

“No, you’re right, I’m wrong”

Fernando Pessoa

Appeared in Poetry Magazine “Sim, não tenho razão”

“No, you’re right, I’m wrong”

“Sim, não tenho razão”