The Optogram of the Mind Is a CarnationIsabel Sobral Campos The Optogram of the Mind is a Carnation is a book length poem memoir reflecting on Portuguese colonization of African countries and its place within the imperial and colonial forces that have shaped global history for the past 500 years. Drawing on the writings of Amlcar Cabral and others, as well as interviews with family members about life under Salazars dictatorship, it weaves together scholarly sources, familial narratives,