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Poesia Cordel String Poetry

Poesia Cordel String Poetry. In Brazil’s Northeast, in the arid regions of its backlands, lives a strong poetic tradition called “Cordel.”. The word “Cordel” refers to the strings, or “chords”, from which the small booklet containing the poem hangs.

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Poesia Cordel String Poetry

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  1. Poesia Cordel String Poetry

  2. In Brazil’s Northeast, in the arid regions of its backlands, lives a strong poetic tradition called “Cordel.”

  3. The word “Cordel” refers to the strings, or “chords”, from which the small booklet containing the poem hangs. Image from: Mark J. Curran, Curran's Cordel Connection, retreived from http://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/cordel_literature on 08/20/2013

  4. Each poem contains a piece of art on the front of the booklet, usually in black lithograph.

  5. The cordel lithograph itself has become a special genre of art characteristic to the region. Image from: “Chapter 50: Brazil” (n.d.). Frank 151. Retrieved August 29, 2013 from http://www.frank151.com/book/chapter-50-brazil.html

  6. Malta, Anderson (2012). “Brazilian chapbooks: String literature, cordel”. Anderson Malta. Retrieved August 20, 2013 from http://andersonmalta.com/blog/?tag=brazil

  7. This year in Mr. Della Rocca’s class, from the ceiling will be hanging YOUR cordel...

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