When a poet writes a poem to or for another poet, it is a high honor—an act of profound respect and literary kinship. Such a gesture acknowledges the recipient’s artistic influence, shared sensibility, or spiritual camaraderie within the craft. It becomes both a tribute and a dialogue, where the written word not only celebrates the other’s voice but also entwines it with the author’s own, creating a lasting testament to mutual admiration and poetic solidarity. This is the case with the poem below from Vasco Pereira da Costa to Álamo Oliveira.

Diniz Borges, Álamo Oliveira, Vasco Pereira da Costa and Eduíno de Jesus. Filamentos thanks translator Katharine F. Baker for this picture taken by her husband, John Baker, at a conference in the Azores.