Adelmar Tavares

Adelmar Tavares da Silva (Recife, February 16, 1888 - June 20, 1963 Rio de Janeiro) was a lawyer, magistrate, jurist, professor and poet from Recife. He was a member of Brazilian Societies devoted to criminology and law. As a poet he was respected with several of his poems becoming songs. In 1948 he became President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.

Partial bibliography

• Luz dos meus olhos, Myriam - poetry (1912)
• A poesia das violas - poetry (1921)
• Noite cheia de estrelas - poetry (1925)
• A linda mentira - prose (1926)
• O caminho enluarado - poetry (1932)
• A luz do altar - poetry (1934)

External links

• Academia (In Portuguese)

Preceded by João Luís Alves

File:Lorbeerkranz.png Brazilian Academy of Letters - Occupant of the 11th chair 1926 — 1963

Succeeded by Deolindo Couto

Preceded by João Neves da Fontoura

President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters 1948

Succeeded by Miguel Osório de Almeida