.POETRY BY

.ILONA BASTOS

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Ilona Bastos was born in 1959, in S.Paulo, Brasil.

Attended the Course for First to Fourth Grade of the First Degree Teacher's Training, and studied Educational Orientation and Teaching Practice in Rio de Janeiro.

Studied at the University of Lisbon, where finished her degree in the Law College in 1983.

She´s a lawyer in Lisbon.

Always had a great interest in reading and writing.

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Works:

• .Published poems in the newspaper JL and in the Contemporary Anthology of Portuguese Poetry , vol.X, Editorial Minerva.

  In 1998 published a children's stories book: THE ASTONISHING STORY OF THE DINOSAUR IN DAIPERS and other mysterious tales, Editorial Minerva.

  Between October of 1998 and January of 1999, published several short stories in the Sesame Street Magazine:

  "A Menina-Alfacinha" (The Lettuce Girl), "A Partida" (The Joke), "A Chuva" (The Rain) e "O Eléctrico de Natal" (The Christmas Trolley).

• À AVENTURA! - Site de Histórias Infanto-Juvenis de Ilona Bastos (To Adventure! Site of children's stories)

• ANÕES E GIGANTES, PRINCESAS DANÇANTES - Histórias de Encantar, de Ilona Bastos

• Caqui - Graffiti - Hai-kai

• Participated in the e-book DIÁRIO DE BORDO Antologia Prefácio.Net http://www.mariajosezaninitauil.ebooknet.com.br/ (2005)

• Published the poems "O Jardim" and "O Ritual do Café", and the short story "O vendedor de laranjas" in the Site "A Casa da Cultura"

• Her POrtuguese site of Poetry is included in the Site "Jornal da Poesia " by Soares Feitosa

• Published the short story "Até um poder desconhecido" in the "Bestiário - Revista de Contos", year 2, number 17, July 2005

• Published short stories and poems in the site"Usina das Palavras", among others