Michael Amoruso Michael Amoruso is a visiting assistant professor at Amherst College in Massachusetts. The Present Saudade: the untranslatable word for the presence of absence Saudade: the untranslatable Portuguese word that names the presence of absence and takes melancholy delight in what's gone.
The Present Saudade: the untranslatable word for the presence of absence Saudade: the untranslatable Portuguese word that names the presence of absence and takes melancholy delight in what's gone.