" Reflexivities in homoerotic relations " compares Al Berto's work with that of João Gilberto Noll, focusing on their portrayals of queer subjectivity.
The article " Petrocultura, violência lenta e pensamento ecológico em Al Berto " explores the environmental dimensions of his work, linking his poetry to the social and ecological transformations of his hometown, Sines, during its industrialization. Al Berto
Here are several articles and scholarly works that explore his life and writing: Literary & Scholarly Articles " Reflexivities in homoerotic relations " compares Al
" Al Berto: Circumnavigating feelings " offers a study of his books Salsugem and Horto de Incêndio through the lens of melancholy. Biographical & Media Perspectives specifically from the Apocalypse
(1948–1997) was a prominent Portuguese poet, painter, and editor, best known for his contribution to contemporary urban poetry and "queer consciousness" in Portuguese literature.
" Between Pain and Text " analyzes how Al Berto used biblical references, specifically from the Apocalypse, to textualize his experience with illness in his final volume, Horto de Incêndio .