The Poetry and the Poet
Poetry and the Poet Ana Paula Arendt Poetry is not for the poet like water around the fish— unnoticed and transparent, busy making more seafood. Poetry and the poet are more like lovers who meet, from time to time, at a party— joyous, elegant, and lavish in their distance. All the details at the hem of the dress, bare shoulders, sparkling jewels drawing out the gleam in the eyes… His glance of interest— and then Poetry, as a lady, becomes a sudden rush of blood in the beating
Faith in You
Faith in You Ana Paula Arendt I have faith that things lean toward repair— in the nightingale’s words, in the sea’s salt, in the patient grammar of the breeze, that the stones remember. Most would prefer instead belief in the argument of weapons— safety measured in explosions, as if each dispute did not hasten a clearer ruin: disaffection, and death. Man eats man, woman eats woman— violence learning its own appetite. And yet I have faith: above the thin crust our steps frac
Os Melhores poemas sobre o amor
Compartilho com os leitores e amigos os melhores poemas sobre amor de que me lembro – sem prejuízo de que venha a mudar essa lista, descobrindo novos. Claro, vou além do imortal Soneto de Camões, “O amor é fogo que arde sem se ver….; além do Soneto de Fidelidade, de Vinicius de Moraes; e além do Soneto de John Donne à esposa, o qual já trouxe e expliquei por que o considero uma obra do nível do Taj Mahal, singularíssimo. John Donne foi o poeta quem escreveu os versos que se t
On being a woman
Declamação no encontro dos Poets of Mumbai em Andheri West, 29/03/2026. “A prayer on being a woman”. Ana Paula Arendt I thank You, God, for the grace to be woman born, for the call into intimacy if I meet a man, and for being pushed away, forlorn, when he has no need of me again… The grace of being woman still: to be watched with guarded eyes, a standing threat of seduction – why? Even when a child in the square, carrying no beauty fair, no redemptive attire. There is such gr
The Collective Ego and the Man
The Collective Ego and the Man There is something deeply seductive about stirring the crowd: by defining what a woman is — as has been done since ancient times, calling people into the public square. First the authoritarian mind is pretentious: it assumes the right to define what another is in order to strip them of their rights. Then it dares to define what no man has ever truly dared to define: what a woman is… The reduction of a complex being whom poets have endlessly trie
O ego coletivo e o homem
O ego coletivo e o homem Ana Paula Arendt É muito atrativo despertar a multidão com definições do que é mulher. – isso desde os tempos antigos. Conclamando à praça pública... Primeiro, o sujeito autoritário é pretensioso: se acha no direito de definir o que é o outro para exclui-lo de seus direitos. Ganha a pretensão de definir o que nenhum homem jamais ousou definir: o que é uma mulher… Redução de um ser complexo que tantos poetas cantaram, jamais satisfeitos com seus versos
New Book!
Just published “The Red Book of Love”, a special work dedicated to someone I love in Brazil. Hope you enjoy the poems! Thanks to BookLeaf for the publication and support. With love, Ana Paula Arendt
O Ódio ao Feminino
O ÓDIO AO FEMININO Ana Paula Arendt* Fico um pouco estarrecida ao ler artigos e comentários que desprezam a eleição da deputada federal Érika Hilton para presidir a Comissão dos Direitos da Mulher na nossa Câmara baixa. A reclamação de que uma mulher trans não poderia defender os direitos das mulheres é muito fraca. Ou não vimos na ONU, há alguns anos, uma campanha internacional — “He for She”? Foi uma iniciativa muito apreciada mundialmente. Ora: se os homens podem defender
The Poet’s duty
Este sábado tive a oportunidade de declamar um poema especial no Poetry Festival Words in Bloom. Confiram a declamação na última parte do vídeo em https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sMarryJwlgM&pp=iggCQAE%3D Boa leitura ! The Poet’s Duty Ana Paula Arendt Some say that to define something is to limit its significance,* taming what should not be tamed, effort to make reality smaller than our small selves. An attempt said to be a tale told by an idiot.** The indomitable poet has fall
Words in Bloom
Dear Friends in Mumbai , It would be a pleasure that you attend this wonderful Festival of poetry at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) today’s evening , Words in Bloom, held with the support of the honorable Government of Maharashtra. I will be joining the wonderful poet Sarah Khan at her open-mic, at 18h00. See you there! Ana Paula Arendt
