Africa-Press – Angola. Mozambican poet Lídia Mathe launched her new book entitled “África, Wagon de Ouro”, the sixth fruit of her literary crop, in Benguela.
The work, published by Bela Arte, in Maputo, was presented to the public during a session for the sale and signing of autographs, coincidentally in Benguela, the same city where Lídia Mathe had launched her first book “Outra parte de mim”, in 2016.
With a circulation of 1,500 copies, the book “África, Wagon de Ouro” contains 95 pages and 85 poems that make us feel indignant and reflect on the need to awaken the African continent, which, despite its rich potential, is still plagued by poverty.
“Act”, “Africa”, “We are Africa”, “Fear”, “Path”, “Continues”, “Place, Courage”, “Teacher” “Free”, “Past”, “Cradle of Humanity”, “Harvest ”, “Etapas”, “Alto Mar”, “Nervos”, “Quiet”, “Imagina”, “Transformation” and “Brilha” are some of the poems in this book.
The writer and poet Lídia Mathe prefers to look at her work as if it were an object of discussion, namely around the true sense of belonging to the land.
“We want to discuss other wills that come with our generation”, he said, emphasizing that, perhaps, it is necessary to free ourselves from the fear and influence that keeps Africa increasingly dependent on other realities.
This influence, which the writer Lídia Mathe classifies as a “negotiated shame”, pointing to donations all over the continent and, therefore, the book appears as an exercise in dialogue for Africa in the wake of decades of delay.
In his view, instead of producers, Africans are consumers and, as a result, many people on the continent live in begging, a sad image that, as he said, needs to be changed by looking at the existing potential.
“This… golden wagon is a sign that everyone wants to leave at the green light, so that we can be the hope of Africa”, he guarantees, justifying that the choice of the 25th of May for the launch of the work was not a mere coincidence, as it aimed to dialogue with readers on how to wake up the continent.
“I believe that even today we are much more than what we are told”, he reinforced.
On the launch of the book in Benguela, to the detriment of Maputo, her homeland, Lídia Mathe “boasts” of the bonds of friendship with the Angolan poets, who were responsible for the success of her first work “Outra parte de mim”, also presented in this city, in 2026.
On Saturday, Lídia Mathe is planning a session for the sale and signing of her recent book, in Luanda, before heading to Maputo, on a tour that will also visit Cape Verde.
Using the pseudonyms Bacela and Muhaxi, Lídia Mathe, a Mozambican poet who defines herself as an authentic African voice, was born in Maputo in 1988. She is a writer, accountant, journalist and broadcaster.
A founding member of the Associação da Bela Arte, Lídia Mathe, one of the most renowned names in Mozambican poetry in recent years, has also published “Detrás do Sol”, “Rotas de alma”, “Find yourself in Mozambique” and “Eduardo Mondlane in your eyes”.
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