The Book of Reclaimed Meanings

Once confined to the formality of dictionaries, words such as “sunflower,” “God,” “dream,” “tattoo,” “cafuné,” and many others are reinvented by João Doederlein, who writes under the pseudonym Akapoeta.

Each word is reimagined through the personal experiences of the twenty-something author and his generation, blending mature romanticism, passion, ongoing struggles with anxiety, and a daily life steeped in technology and pop culture.

By discovering new meanings for the zodiac signs, for essential concepts such as “love” and “saudade,” and for the highly contemporary terms “crush” and “match,” the author’s texts have become a success on social media. This book is a love story of mutual affection between a young man and his muse—writing.