“In a single poem divided into twelve parts, O Teatro do Mundo by Catarina Lins presents a cauldron brimming with scenes, stories, reflections, notes, messages, entries, references, and influences of every kind—and the result is one of the most original works in contemporary Brazilian literature. At a time when poetry often settles into minimalism, Catarina offers a striking counterpoint by venturing into a long poem that is, at the same time, non-linear. In the words of Carlito Azevedo, what we find here is ‘a deluge of acts from a synthetic futurist theater, revisited through contemporary eyes.’”