It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to affirm that Rumor nocturno is the one book of poetry that best represents Lêdo Ivo’s writing style and language. Abounding in classical forms and rhythms, it exhibits his inclination towards a wide variety of themes such as society’s excesses, deep suffering, and fallen nature. Ivo’s poetry reflects his deep spiritual questions about life, many of which, by his own words, “have no answer,” bringing him to a place of rest and to a decision to live his life “in between question marks.”