Florbela Espanca was a Portuguese poet. She is known for her passionate and feminist poetry. Fernando Pessoa later said she was his "twin soul". Wikipedia
Born: December 8, 1894, Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Died: December 8, 1930 (age 36 years), Matosinhos, Portugal
Spouse: Mário Lage (m. 1925–1930), António Guimarães (m. 1921–1925), and Alberto de Jesus Silva Moutinho (m. 1913–1921)
Parents: Antónia da Conceição Lobo and João Maria Espanca
Full name: Flor Bela Lobo
Period: 1903–1930
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The poet, who suffered from depression and mental disequilibrium, ended it by ingesting an overdose of barbiturates on her 36th birthday. Espanca began writing ...
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