 The publication of his poetry anthology "Arquipélago" ("Archipelago") in 1935 marked the beginning of Cape Verdean poetry.He was, along with Baltazar Lopes da Silva and Manuel Lopes, one of the three founders of the literary journal "Claridade" ("Clarity") in 1936, which marked the beginning of modern Cape Verdean literature.Jorge Barbosa was born in the city of Praia, on the island of Santiago, Portuguese Cape Verde archipelago (then a territory of Portugal).