Born: 16 December 1927, Cape Verde
Died: 27 January 2009
Country most active: International
Also known as: Yolanda Morazzo Lopes da Silva
Although Cape Verdean writer and poet Yolanda Morazzo lived in Portugal and Angola for much of her life, she is associated with her home country’s Claridade movement, part of a larger push for cultural, social, and political freedoms. In addition to publishing in Claridade and other publications, she co-founded the literary review Suplemento Cultural and also worked as a teacher. Her grandfather was the renowned poet José Lopes da Silva. She published two books of poetry: Cantico de ferro: Poesua de Intervenção (The Iron Canticles: Poetry on Intervention) in 1976 and Poesia completa: 1954-2004 in 2006.