Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho

<p><b>By the acclaimed writer of <i>Palmares</i> and <i>Corregidora</i>.</b><br><br><br>When the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil''s last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the destruction. Amid the flight and re-enslavement of the inhabitants, their narrative emerges.<br><br><br>Two powerful, epic poems give voice to the lovers: Almeyda''s passionate lament for Anninho, whom she believes has been killed, is combined with his response as he searches for her. Their story is one of longing - for each other, for freedom - and for revolution.<br><br>''I want to stay here, Anninho.''<br>''There won''t be any way<br>you can stay here.<br>When they catch us,<br>they''ll take you back.''<br>''The men they kill,<br>the women they take back.''</p>