The title of a disconcerting book by Carlos Mota de Oliveira sparks this poetic soiree, one that aims to be radiant. The Poet teaches us that “There really is no greater political act that defending a penalty kick”. We fail first, we fail better: twenty-four years of freedom and dreaming, the banners that have always fueled this poetic cycle. An intense and insurgent journey, in living flesh, marked by audacity and surrender. A range of intrepid artists help the night unfolds. Come and throw pollen bullets at us. — João Gesta