Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (6 November 1919 – 2 July 2004) was a Portuguese poet and writer. Considered one of the most important Portuguese poets of the 20th century, she published fourteen poetry books between 1944 and 1997, covering themes such as the natural world, the search for justice, Ancient Greece and the importance of poetry. As a novelist, she published several children's books, which she wrote for her own children, mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. She also wrote essays and theatre plays.

Andresen was actively involved in social causes and politics. An opponent of the ''Estado Novo'' regime and the Portuguese Colonial War, she was a founder of the National Commission for Support of Political Prisoners. Following the Carnation Revolution, she was a deputy for the Socialist Party in the Constituent Assembly of Portugal, between 1975 and 1976, which created the current Portuguese Constitution.

Andresen was the first Portuguese woman to be awarded the Camões Prize, in 1999. She died in 2004, at the age of 84. Her remains have been entombed in the National Pantheon since 2014. Provided by Wikipedia