“Ah! The anguish, the vile rage, the despair
Of not being able to express
With a shout, an extreme and bitter shout,
The bleeding of my heart.”

Source: A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems

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Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publi… 1888–1935

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