SOPHIA DE MELLO BREYNER ANDRESEN (1919-2004), widely considered one of Portugal's most important twentieth-century poets, authored fourteen books and won numerous literary awards, such as the Camões Prize (1999), Max Jacob Poetry Prize (2001) and Prémio Rainha Sofia de Poesia Ibero-Americana. ALEXIS LEVITIN is Distinguished Professor at SUNY Plattsburgh. He has translated over thirty books of Portuguese poetry and prose into English. CLÃ UDIA PAZOS-ALONSO is Associate Professor in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Oxford University.