Text included in the image: Born in Lisbon (15/08/1975). Master's degree in Documentation and Information Sciences from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. Author of Nonô's Poetry project https://blog.poesiasdanono.com/. To date, I have participated in 40 collective works and published 3 individual books: "Animais Poéticos" (Poetic Animals) (Illustrated Poetry for Children); "Antologia M.ª Leonor Costa (Nonô)", in the collection Dispersos and "Poesias Mundanas/ Worldly Poetry - Vol. I" (bilingual book available on Amazon in 6 versions). Inspiring people is my mission!”

Hello, when I read this short summary, I wrote about my literary career for the 9th Lisbon Poetry Festival 2024, because it was so succinct, I felt that some references and important aspects of my career weren't made clear enough:

- I started writing around the age of 15 (1990 - I still have handwritten poems from that time);

- On October 2, 2014, I created a poetry blog which is currently called "Poesias da  Nonô" (Nonô Poetry);

- Since 2015 I have participated in more than 51 collective works (Collections and Poetic Anthologies) and have seen around 138 of my poems, 1 letter and 1 short story published by 9 different publishers;

- In 2020, I published "Poetic Animals" and in the same year the anthology M.ª Leonor Costa (Nonô), in the collection Dispersos;

- In 2022, I published "PoesiasMundanas / Worldly Poetry - volume I" on Amazon in 6 versions - Bilingual (PT and ING), Portuguese, English, E-book Bilingual (PT and Ing), Portuguese, English.

My literary career is full of many more experiences. I just thought I should elaborate and clarify the aspects that were left vague in the short summary next to the image.

I'll be back here on the blog next week with another article.

For today, I bid you farewell with poetic kisses.

M.ª Leonor Costa (Poesias da Nonô)

Hello, on 5 June I had the privilege of joining my father for his usual visit to the Lisbon Book Fair.

This event, now in its 94th year, includes numerous stands from various bookshops, publishers, booksellers, and distributors where you can buy books at a discount. Especially during the H-hour, which runs from Monday to Thursday, between 9pm and 10pm, and during which some books can be discounted by up to 50%.

From the articles I read, I thought that this would be one of the Fairs with the most representation from publishers and bookshops, but in my perception, it didn't seem to differ much from the last editions of the Fair. But it's still an important event in the capital for those who love books and reading.

For those interested, the Fair will continue until 16 June 2024.

For those who don't have the opportunity to visit the Lisbon Book Fair, you can attend the Porto Book Fair, which will run from 23 August until 8 September 2024. There are also Book Fairs in other regions of the country, such as Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga.

For today, I bid you farewell with poetic kisses.

M.ª Leonor Costa (Poesias da Nonô)

 Hello! For those of you who have been following me by reading the articles I write for this blog, you already know that a lot of my time as a poet is dedicated to activities that are related to writing and to everything that influences the creative process, namely cultural activities.

I've been showing you a lot in detail about what I've been doing recently, but I've decided that from now on I'm only going to share some of the most important activities. I'm no longer going to divulge everything in detail. Of course, I will continue to photograph and capture every moment and these moments will be reflected in some way in my writing. I just don't feel the need to expose myself so much anymore.

In this sense, I'd like to highlight recent events:

20/04/ 2024 -  Nonô's presence at Tasco do Strauss for another very lively Tertulia, led by João Dórdio (video only in portuguese).

I would also like to highlight Nonô's participation in two other poetry anthologies by Chiado Books: “Liberdade (Freedom)” - Vol. III and “Minha Mãe (My mother)” - Vol. I.

Registration for the 9th Lisbon Poetry Festival

Born in Lisbon (15/08/1975). Master's degree in Documentation and Information Sciences from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. Author of Nonô's Poetry project https://blog.poesiasdanono.com/. To date, I have participated in 40 collective works and published 3 individual books: “Animais Poéticos” (Illustrated Poetry for Children); “Antologia M.ª Leonor Costa (Nonô)”, in the collection Dispersos and “Poesias Mundanas/ Worldly Poetry - Vol. I” (bilingual book available on Amazon in 6 versions). Inspiring people is my mission!

Nonô's quatrains marathon, which took place on social media during the month of April.

08/05/2024 - Poem'ar - El Corte Inglês - “The doors that April opened - Poetry of Ary dos Santos” by José Anjos, Miguel Martins and Rui David (video only in portuguese).

For today, I bid you farewell with poetic kisses.

M.ª Leonor Costa (Poesias da Nonô)