Elisângela Rita

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Written word Lover.

The ease of communication that rose very early in her life, made her serious and self contained personality explode through the verses, poetry, songs, texts and scribbling in general.

The time spent in South Africa, helped define her love for writing. Having been exposed to such an ethnically and culturally diverse setting, added to the very rich learning she benefited from in high school, all orientated her through the literary world.

She was co-editor of the student news paper and collaborated with the annual school magazine.
It was during the Poetry circles at the University of Pretoria that she discovered her poetic wing.
Since her return to Luanda, her path has miraculously been crossing that of people, who are turning out to be inspirational guides through the poetry world and its stages.

It was in the angolan edition of The Spoken Word Project entitled ‘kussuguila’, where she received the second place prize, that she discovered the complex, yet beautiful world of spoken word.

She’s the co-head of the Artes ao Vivo Association, which is responsible for hosting weekly open-mic poetry, spoken word and live music events.

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