Black light on the paths

an analysis of body/subjectivity in Conceição Evaristo’s poems

Abstract

From a collective reading practice of Conceição Evaristo’s work, we bring a part of our research in which we engage with the concept of black light, by Denise Ferreira da Silva, to reflect on how the dialogue between Conceição Evaristo’s and Drummond’s works emerges from the projection of the black light that Conceição Evaristo’s poems, “Pedra, pau, espinho e grade; A empregada e o poeta, Medo do escuro” and “No meio do caminho: deslizantes águas,” cast upon Drummond’s poems, “No meio do caminho” and “Poema de sete faces,” revealing very distinct bodies/subjectivities.