Satires (Horace) book's poems are dialogues in which the poet allows a series of pseudo-philosophers, such as the bankrupt art-dealer turned Stoic philosopher Damasippus, the peasant Ofellus, the mythical seer Teiresias, and the poet's own slave, Dama, to espouse their philosophy of life, in satiric contrast to that of the narrator. Although the "Satires" are considered to be inferior to the "Odes", they have been received positively in recent decades. Horace's direct predecessor as writer of satires was Lucilius. Horace inherits from Lucilius the hexameter, the conversational and sometimes even "prosaic" tone of his poetry, and the tradition of personal attack. In
Carmen Novoa Uruguay featured Carmen in 2 full inside pages in color regarding her poetry book Evasion/Evasion and her paintings. In 2005 Carmen held and art exhibition in the Uruguayan national library there she also launched her book Evasion/Evasion. With the sponsorship of Uruguayan born Telmo Languiller, speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Carmen brought together 24 artists and coordinated a Latin art exhibition in Parliament House, Melbourne building. This was historically recorded as it was the first art exhibition held in Parliament house then again in 2004. In 2003, Novoa organised the Spanish and Latin American exhibition of painting, sculpture and