Ruy Belo

Ruy de Moura Belo (27 February 1933, in São João da Ribeira – 8 August 1978 in Queluz) was a Portuguese poet and essayist. He is considered one of the most famous existentialists of the twentieth century in Portuguese-speaking countries. Ruy Belo also worked as a translator.

Born in the small community of São João da Ribeira, near Rio Maior, Ruy Belo began to study law at the

In 1961, Ruy Belo quit Opus Dei, and published his first poetry book, Aquele Grande Rio Eufrates.

After returning to Portugal, Ruy Belo worked as Assistant Director of Department in the Ministry of Education, a function he resigned for political reasons when he was going to be appointed as Director.

In June 2003, a statue of Ruy Belo was erected in the

Works

Poetry

• Aquele Grande Rio Eufrates (1961)
• O Problema da Habitação – Alguns Aspectos (1962)
• Boca Bilingue (1966)
• Homem de Palavra(s) (1969)
• País Possível (1973)
• Transporte no Tempo (1973)
• A Margem da Alegria (1974)
• Toda a Terra (1976)
• Despeço-me da Terra da Alegria (1978)

Essays

• Poesia Nova (1961)
• Na Senda da Poesia (1969)

Translations

• Piloto de Guerra (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
• Cidadela (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
• Moravagine (Blaise Cendrars)
• Poemas Escolhidos (Jorge Luis Borges)
• Dona Rosinha a Solteira ou a Linguagem das Flores (Federico García Lorca)