quando menino eu lia... / I read as a boy... is a poetry book by Portuguese-American author and Jury Casa de Cortes- Leiria prize winner Joao S Martins. Born in Portugal, Martins has lived in the United States since 1987. His literary influences include Ruy Belo, Pablo Neruda, Jose Luis Peixoto, Ted Koser, and Carlos Drumond Andrade."