Fri, Apr 6, 1984
The Host presents and recites short and long poems, humorous and dramatic, presenting them with wit - namely the (un)complete recital of the national epic "The Lusiads", by Camöens.
Fri, Apr 13, 1984
The Host presents the Poet, by way of a "live interview" with Fernando Pessoa, and presents his heterononym Alberto Caeiro, to say ten of of his poems in bucolic scenes.
Fri, Apr 27, 1984
The Host recites Casais Monteiro's long poem "Europa", written in 1945, and an unpublished manuscript titled "to Miguel, in his fourth birthday, and against the nuclear power, naturally"by another poet, Eugénio de Andrade,
Fri, Jun 1, 1984
The program is dedicated to a poet who combines humor and love. From Mário-Henrique Leiria's first published book, the Host and his guests recite the poems Lógica não aristotélica, A flóber, Carreirismo, Chamada geral, Régua de cálculo, Casamento, Rifão quotidiano, Exageros, Telefonema, A família, Surpresas da pesca, Remodelações governamentais, Separata gratuita, Torah, Discussão, and História exemplar. A poem dedicated to MHL completes the program.
Fri, May 11, 1984
Fourteen poems from 1933 dedicated to contemporaneous night life are recited against a lively cabaret set, complete with dancing, a fakir act, and a bit of Kurt Weil's inescapable music.
Fri, May 18, 1984
The Host presents texts by two women poets, both of whom experienced forms of repression when attempting to express themselves as women, and artists: Irene Lisboa wrote under a male alias, and Maria Velho da Costa was judicially persecuted, and imprisoned.
Fri, May 25, 1984
The present of three silent actors, illustrates the poems recited by the Host in which the relations between poetry and theater are addressed variously.
Fri, Jun 22, 1984
Mário Viegas vows to present in this program the poems that he likes very much.
Fri, Jun 8, 1984
The Host presents Camöens, and "interviews" him, reciting some of his poems, as biographical answers. Other poets are quoted in references to Camöens, and his life and social commentary.
Fri, Jun 29, 1984
The Host reads a text about the life of peasants, and a coral of such peasants sings out their slow, deep songs about work and hope.