The Author
Edenilson Lopes de Meira was born in São Roque in the state of
São Paulo in Brazil on the beginning of the 70's. The country was
getting into a cultural transformation phase and it was
dominated by the dictatorship regime, which didn't allow the
propagation of ideas of freedom and therefore created a
generation thirsty for the freedom of opinion. Such panorama was primordial for the
formation of a cultural foundation full of artists, writers and free thinkers who kept
themselves influential in music and art for the next fifteen years until the end of the
military regime and dictatorship in 1985. Since as a child, Edenilson was always
fascinated by the power of words and the effects he was able to create, but as he
himself always comment, he was too lazy to compile his ideas and put them together in
a single work and distribute his art. By the end of 90's, with a strong economic recession
in the country and the work market more difficult and competitive, Edenilson moved out
of the country trying to get a better quality of life. He landed in Canada on January 31st
of 1998 with the idea of learning English and go back to Brazil for teaching. Because of
the uncertainty of a better life back home and the awareness that he needed more time
to learn the language, he decided to stay in Canada longer than for-seem and follow on
with his ideas. The professional opportunities in Canada and the Canadian way of life
made this Brazilian fall in love with the land and become a Canadian citizen eventually.
Edenilson married his best friend and soul mate Kenadja Aureliane da Silva on August
24th 2011 and returned his attention and interest to poetry and short stories translated
by the art of words. Nowadays, he lives in Kingston in the province of Ontario and writes
for both countries, Canada and Brazil.
São Paulo in Brazil on the beginning of the 70's. The country was
getting into a cultural transformation phase and it was
dominated by the dictatorship regime, which didn't allow the
propagation of ideas of freedom and therefore created a
generation thirsty for the freedom of opinion. Such panorama was primordial for the
formation of a cultural foundation full of artists, writers and free thinkers who kept
themselves influential in music and art for the next fifteen years until the end of the
military regime and dictatorship in 1985. Since as a child, Edenilson was always
fascinated by the power of words and the effects he was able to create, but as he
himself always comment, he was too lazy to compile his ideas and put them together in
a single work and distribute his art. By the end of 90's, with a strong economic recession
in the country and the work market more difficult and competitive, Edenilson moved out
of the country trying to get a better quality of life. He landed in Canada on January 31st
of 1998 with the idea of learning English and go back to Brazil for teaching. Because of
the uncertainty of a better life back home and the awareness that he needed more time
to learn the language, he decided to stay in Canada longer than for-seem and follow on
with his ideas. The professional opportunities in Canada and the Canadian way of life
made this Brazilian fall in love with the land and become a Canadian citizen eventually.
Edenilson married his best friend and soul mate Kenadja Aureliane da Silva on August
24th 2011 and returned his attention and interest to poetry and short stories translated
by the art of words. Nowadays, he lives in Kingston in the province of Ontario and writes
for both countries, Canada and Brazil.