Abstract
In view of the creative reception of Carlos Drummond de Andrade’s work by contemporary Brazilian poetry, this article analyzes the poems “Elefante”, by Francisco Alvim, “Sentinela”, by Chacal, and “Atressi con l'orifanz”, by Eduardo Sterzi, in light of the dialogue that such compositions maintain with “The Elephant” published in Rose of the People (1945CHACAL (2016). Tudo (e mais um pouco). Poesia reunida (1971-2016). São Paulo: 34.). The article highlights, among other slippages in relation to Drummond de Andrade’s poem, the feminization of the animal as a means of accessing a mythical sphere, in Alvim; the internalization of the pachyderm’s trajectory in Chacal, and violence as a compositional mode in Sterzi.
Keywords:
contemporary Brazilian poetry; Carlos Drummond de Andrade; Francisco Alvim; Chacal; Eduardo Sterzi