Genesis, permanence and memory in the poem “The Tree of Arturos”, from Edmilson de Almeida Pereira

Abstract

This article scrutinizes the poetic style of Edmilson de Almeida Pereira by analyzing his poem “The Tree of Arturos”, whose ancestors seek to remember through their genealogical tree. The Arturos’ Black Community rises in Contagem, MG with the first member Arthur Camilo Silvério, also called as “old trunk”, whose parents are Camilo Silvério da Silva and Felisbina. This poem portraits the genesis of The Arturos since Camilo Silvério and Felisbina, being strengthened by the representative of Arthur Camilo and Carmelinda, and remaining in the memory of their descendants through experiences lived within the Community and, mainly through, the rites and precepts of Congada which transcend the fine line between heaven and earth, myth and reality, by these principles, The Arturos’ Black Community that's how Arturos are.