To Lusa, the author, who turns 62 on Tuesday, said that he lived a life of “more than 30 years on the street” in a homeless situation, now finding himself fully inserted in society, integrated into a response ‘housing first’ located in the Lisbon neighborhood of Graça.
From his first published work, “Provável Vinci”, Fernando Casimiro talks about the story of his life, telling “experiences and experiences”.
“Now I am fully recovered, I have been for years. I was addicted to every possible drug”, he said, recognizing, at the same time, that he won, although he doesn’t take things for granted.
“Everyone knows that I won, me too, but there is a line, a kind of doubt for society and, therefore, we have to put a question mark, nothing is guaranteed”, he highlighted.
Fernando Casimiro also said that he does not work now and spends his days “walking, walking” to gain inspiration to write, confiding that he already has more books ready, he just needs publishers to release them, as he does not have the financial means to do so. .
“Now I like going for walks, but not before. But, there are changes in our lives, now I like writing, I have been writing for many, many years”, she said.
“Is this Poetry?” is a work supported by the Homeless Planning and Intervention Center (NPISA Lisboa), of the Department of Social Rights, and also by the Culture department of the Lisbon City Council and by the Municipal Press.
The launch of the book takes place today, at Casa do Jardim da Estrela – Um Teatro em Cada Bairro (in Jardim da Estrela), and will be attended by the councilor for Social Rights, Sofia Athayde, as well as the entire municipal team and partners who , directly or indirectly, contributed to the social and professional rehabilitation of the writer.
