Fernando Tanajura Menezes
Famous Brazilian writer

FERNANDO TANAJURA MENEZES is from Bahia, Brazil. From his early age he was inclined by literature and theater; in  theater he began to work as an actor, and ater as a playwright. He was recipient  of the Playwright Prize by The Department of Culture  of Bahia’s State by his play A VACA - The Cow-; his play for children EL MONO ASTRONAUTA - The Monkey Astronauta -  was performed at Federación de Entidades Ecuatorianas en el Exterior, last  May.

As a poet, Tanajura Menezes had published four books in Brazil:  RETRATOS (Portraits), COISAS DO CORAÇÃO (Things from the  Heart) and CÂNTICO DAS ROSAS (Songs from the Roses), all of  them editorial and public success. Recentely he published DOS  BEIJOS (About Kisses). He is recipient of a Poetry Prize by Revista   Alternativa (Boston-MA) for his poem METADE (Half).

The native Brazilian poet extensively presents his poetry works in cafés, bars, restaurants, libraries, schools and cultural centers all  over Brazil and the East Coast of the U.S.

About the work of Tanajura Menezes, critic had said: “The poetry of Fernando Tanajura renews itself with living and, with experience, blossoms in blank verses, without being tied to rules, rhymes or metrics. It just sings to life, love, pain, death, passion, the   moment of being, without fear, without concerning to tear with thorn any pre-established rule by purists, schools or academies”.
It’s a poetry where everyday’s life is exalted, where cohabits urbans images with feelings and memories.

His work can be seen at:
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Entrevistas

FERNANDO TANAJURA MENEZES

UNDER THE MOONLIGHT

What a tiny bit of moon does
When a life of love suddenly grows.
It’s life flying without wings,
Even the worst voice sings.

All the candles illuminate around.
I don’t know what’s day or night.
And if the telephone rings
What excitement the sound brings.

I know it’s not time to cry
But maybe it’s time to lie.
There are so many words in the air
And nothing at all brings despair.

Forever more we keep these moments
And they’ll soothe so many laments.
There is no rain that makes me run away
When I’m feeling involved in this way.

I’m happy under the moonlight
Holding your body close, close tight.
I can smell all the love in this world.
To say all this, I don’t need words.

(in "Just a Little piece of Love" - unpublished)
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THE MAN AND THE BLUES

Down the street,
It's hot or cool,
There’s a man
Singing the blues.

He is not old,
He is not new.
He is a man
Singing the blues.

There would be a storm,
If the wind blew,
There was the man
Singing the blues.

He is very smart,
He is not a fool.
He is just a man
Singing the blues.

He hates trouble,
Doesn’t like stew.
He is only a man
Singing the blues.

He never asks,
He already knew
How a man can live
Singing the blues.

(in "Just a little Piece of Love" - unpublished)
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MANY CHANCES

Chances are that
I'll fall in love with you,
because of the way you are,
because of the way you talk,
because of the way you look at me.

Chances are that
I'll have you for me,
because of the way I am,
because of the way I feel,
because of the way I see you.

Chances are that
we'll be together forever,
because of the way we care,
because of the way we dare,
because of the way we love.

Many chances are...

(in "Just a Little Piece of Love" - unpublished)
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