Avelina da Silveira

Avelina da Silveira is a Portuguese Canadian retired teacher, a published poet and a mixed media and portrait artist. She is also  a political leader of her left-wing political party, a feminist activist and a member of the municipal city council. In her retirement, she volunteers in helping children with their homework and literacy.

Avelina has two adult children and two grandchildren, lives alone and has a wonderful group of friends. She has no wanderlust and prefers to stay in her hometown of Ponta Delgada in the Azores and spends her free time reading and writing both in English and in Portuguese.