Library weekly: Conceição Lima

On 8 December 1961, Santomean poet and journalist, Maria da Conceição de Deus Lima, also known as Conceição Lima, was born in Santana on São Tomé. 

According to Santomean literary critic Inocência Mata, Conceição Lima's poetry is a conscious voice that addresses Europe with an accusation of the suffering that has occurred for centuries in Santomean society, with its history of slavery and colonialism. Her poetry also voices the disillusion and unhappiness with the unrealized ideals of her country in the post-independence period. Conceição Lima is featured in our Library Weekly.