Saudades Anthological Contemplations on Persons, Places, Identity and Time

In English, 'saudade' is often explained as a word, impossible to translate, yet quantifiable as a state of being that encompasses a wholly relatable configuration of bittersweet emotions. These involve a distinct strain of profound melancholic yearnings that may be for a person, a place, an identity, or time that has gone, and that may never return. 'Saudade' is also a word for a deep-seated longing about an idealized experience that has not yet happened, and perhaps never will.

Through poetry, photography, paintings, song lyrics, and essays, the artists in this first book from the Untranslatable Words Series seek to mine, educate, and give new meaning to the dynamic and nuancical complexity of the word, saudade.

Amy is an award-winning filmmaker. She's also a poet, photographer, author, and multimedia artist, as well as a human, social, civil, and political rights advocate. She is working on a film, a book, poems, and various global social impact projects and multimedia initiatives with colleagues overseas.

She earned a dual bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Sociology with a minor in International Relations from Florida International University. She also holds certificates in Leadership Studies from Harvard University in Cambridge, the Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina, Gallup University in D.C., the National Hispana Leadership Institute in D.C., and the Universidad Menendez Pelayo in Santander, Spain. But her most awaited goal is to finish writing her manuscript for Somewhere in the World; a fictional novel based on the adventures of Catalina 'Cat' de Lara; a globetrotting documentary filmmaker and champion of seemingly lost causes.