Friday Oct 2

How Portugal's most famous poet broke up with his girlfriend

You've seen his face on every tote bag and café wall in Lisbon. This is the letter Fernando Pessoa wrote in 1920 to end things with Ofélia Queiroz.

Aiden ZuckerMagnetico

Carta a Ofélia

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