Configurações da identidade latino-americana nos poemas “O coração latino-americano”, de Thiago de Mello, e “Nós, latino-americanos”, de Ferreira Gullar

Abstract

This paper develops a comparative analysis of the poems “Nós, latino-americanos,” by Ferreira Gullar, published in the work Barulhos (1988), and “Coração latino-americano”, by the Amazonian poet Thiago de Mello, belonging to De uma vez por todas (1996). Both poems mobilize symbolic elements that point to a community proposal, marked by the recognition of a common identity that would justify the effort of integration between the countries of Latin America. Taking these aspects into account, we examine in this article the aesthetic choices made by the authors to build an Americanist identity -the political horizon for which they beckon-, and how they resume and update stereotypes linked to the cultural conditions in Latin America.