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Literature

Loja de livros

Liberating words, stories that reverberate.

My works bring together poems and stories that engage with real-life experiences such as racism, ancestry, and identity, while also celebrating the strength, beauty, and resilience found in life.

These pages stand as acts of resistance, emotion, and inspiration. In addition to my original works, I also contribute to literary anthologies that amplify the voices of diversity and the power of words.

Here, I share poems, thoughts, and experiences that shape my writing and my view of the world. An invitation to explore the space between words and meanings.

Canvas, bodies, frames,

Pyramids, Adinkra, carved names,

Ancestral heritage in music,

in dance, in art, in architecture.

Africa, the cradle of humanity,

across the centuries,

feeding us with knowledge,

with art,

with culture.

Alessandra Martins

Flores em meia
Pessoas relaxando na areia da praia em preto e branco.
Connected, 2026
Homem pescando na praia em frente a um navio naufragado
Fishman , 2026
Pessoas reunidas em silhueta na praia observando o pôr do sol
Sunset, 2026
Criança de braços abertos na beira do mar em preto e branco
Little Freedom, 2026

Alessandra Martins

©2024 By Alessandra Martins.

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