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Mimeo / Cordel
Alternative poetry distribution from d.a. levy to Azulao
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Further reading on Cordel literature:

  • Maria-Brazil Brazilian culture site has a page on cordel with photographs.

  • The Greatest Poet That God Creole,” Arnoldo Xavier’s survey of black Cordel literature, appeared in the special African Brazilian Literature issue of Callaloo.

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    If you want to own the book on cordel, order Candace Slater’s Stories on a String: The Brazilian Literatura de Cordel (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982, paperback reprint 1990). It’s out of print, but you can usually find used copies for sale at Amazon.com (see the link on the right).

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