Sparse: the unpublished work of Cecília Meireles

Abstract

Cecília Meireles is one of the most important writers of Brazilian literature and her work is receiving more and more attention from the Brazilian publishing market. Over the years, different editions of her books have revealed that Cecília Meireles has a much larger work than that formed by the 27 volumes of poems that she published throughout her life. These texts, published by the author in different newspapers and magazines with which she collaborated throughout her life, were grouped, in the editions of her Complete Poetry, under the title of dispersed, but, rare exceptions, are not even mentioned in her poetic work , which makes locating this material hard work, and which, it seems, has not yet ended. Proof of this is the “Poem from another life”, a text that has remained unpublished until now. What is intended in this article is not only to present this poem, but also to discuss as part of Cecília Meireles' work not grouped in books, it is part of the literary project that she carried out throughout her life.