On April 7, postdoctoral researcher Fábio Waki will give the lecture “Oscar Wilde: Os Manuscritos e o Retrato de Dorian Gray” which aims to examine the manuscripts of the Irish writer Oscar Wilde and offer a brief genetic criticism of the originals that gave rise to his major work The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The goal is to clarify the institutional and material conditions in which these manuscripts are currently preserved and to highlight some features of the novel’s composition process.

Poesia ao Meio Dia is an Irish poetry reading online event. It takes place on YouTube once a month, lasting about 30 minutes. This month we celebrate St. Patrick's Day, traditionally held on March 17 in Ireland. The reading od the selection of poems will be performed by Susan Hoy. Born in Ballina, Co Mayo, Susan Hoy studied Discourse & Theater at the London School of Music e also English Literature at the National University of Ireland.

DATE: 18 March 2026, 12h (BRT) 

Poesia ao Meio Dia is an Irish poetry reading online event with Susan Hoy. It takes place on the last Tuesday of every month, lasting about 30 minutes.

Ambassador Frank Sheridan’s passing is received with deep sorrow by the W. B. Yeats Chair of Irish Studies.