Peter Lownds

LATEST ARTICLES BY Peter Lownds

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  Guiomar’s story: Putting Paulo Freire’s philosophy of literacy into practice

  April 8, 2021 By Peter Lownds

  When Guiomar Albuquerque was 13 years old, she began to teach fishermen in the Ilha do Maruim (Mosquito Island) favela of Olinda how to read and write.

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  A new year poem for Latin America, ‘La Paciente’

  January 4, 2021 By Peter Lownds

  Latin America lies on a hospital gurney after yet another amputation...

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  Brazilian singer Vital Farias’ ‘An Amazon Tale’ in poetic new English translation

  November 23, 2020 By Peter Lownds

  English lyrics for Brazilian singer/songwriter Vital Farias’ “Saga da Amazônia,” a poetic translation.

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  Ode to Flo (1929-2020)

  October 5, 2020 By Peter Lownds

  The poet uses the Yiddish word “chutzpadik,” which means “nervy.”

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