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Paulo Leminski
Paulo Leminski Filho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlu leˈmĩski ˈfiʎu]; August 24, 1944 – June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian writer, poet, translator, journalist, advertising professional, songwriter, literary critic, biographer, teacher and judoka. He was noted for his avant-garde work, an experimental novel and poetry inspired in concrete poetry, as well as abundant short lyrics derived from haiku and related forms. He had a remarkable poetry, as he invented his own way of writing, with puns, jokes with popular sayings and the influence of haiku, in addition to abusing slangs and profanity.
Leminski was born in Curitiba, in the Brazilian state of Paraná, in 1944. His father, Paulo Leminski, was of Polish descent, and his mother, Áurea Pereira Mendes, was of Portuguese, Afro-Brazilian and indigenous descent. In 1958, Leminski was sent to the Mosteiro de São Bento in São Paulo, where he stayed for a year. There he studied Latin, theology, philosophy and classic literature. Leminski wanted to be a monk, being against his father's wishes, who wanted his son to become a serviceman like him. Leminski abandoned his religious vocations in 1963.
During the First Congress of Brazilian Experimental Poetry in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, he met Haroldo de Campos, who would become one of his long-time friends and major influences.
In 1963 he officially married Nevair "Neiva" Maria de Sousa, a plastic artist. They divorced in 1968.
In 1964 he published his first poems in the arts journal Invenção, founded by Décio Pignatari, Haroldo de Campos and his brother Augusto. In 1965 he became a history and creative writing teacher, even though he had never finished college. He became the most famous teacher in Curitiba because of his way of teaching. This experience motivated him to write his book Catatau. He was also an expert judo sensei.
In 1968 he married for the second time, this time with fellow poet Alice Ruiz. They had three children: Miguel Ângelo (who died prematurely due to a lymphoma), Aurea Alice and Estrela Leminski, who would also become a poet, artist and musician. He moved temporarily to Rio de Janeiro in 1969, returning to Curitiba in the following year.
In 1970 he published in various magazines, such as Qorpo Estranho, Muda Código and Raposa.
In the late 1970s, in the publishing house Grafipar, located in Curitiba, Alice and Leminski scripted erotic comic books, drawn by artists such as Claudio Seto, Júlio Shimamoto, Flávio Colin and Itamar Gonçalves.
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Paulo Leminski
Paulo Leminski Filho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlu leˈmĩski ˈfiʎu]; August 24, 1944 – June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian writer, poet, translator, journalist, advertising professional, songwriter, literary critic, biographer, teacher and judoka. He was noted for his avant-garde work, an experimental novel and poetry inspired in concrete poetry, as well as abundant short lyrics derived from haiku and related forms. He had a remarkable poetry, as he invented his own way of writing, with puns, jokes with popular sayings and the influence of haiku, in addition to abusing slangs and profanity.
Leminski was born in Curitiba, in the Brazilian state of Paraná, in 1944. His father, Paulo Leminski, was of Polish descent, and his mother, Áurea Pereira Mendes, was of Portuguese, Afro-Brazilian and indigenous descent. In 1958, Leminski was sent to the Mosteiro de São Bento in São Paulo, where he stayed for a year. There he studied Latin, theology, philosophy and classic literature. Leminski wanted to be a monk, being against his father's wishes, who wanted his son to become a serviceman like him. Leminski abandoned his religious vocations in 1963.
During the First Congress of Brazilian Experimental Poetry in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, he met Haroldo de Campos, who would become one of his long-time friends and major influences.
In 1963 he officially married Nevair "Neiva" Maria de Sousa, a plastic artist. They divorced in 1968.
In 1964 he published his first poems in the arts journal Invenção, founded by Décio Pignatari, Haroldo de Campos and his brother Augusto. In 1965 he became a history and creative writing teacher, even though he had never finished college. He became the most famous teacher in Curitiba because of his way of teaching. This experience motivated him to write his book Catatau. He was also an expert judo sensei.
In 1968 he married for the second time, this time with fellow poet Alice Ruiz. They had three children: Miguel Ângelo (who died prematurely due to a lymphoma), Aurea Alice and Estrela Leminski, who would also become a poet, artist and musician. He moved temporarily to Rio de Janeiro in 1969, returning to Curitiba in the following year.
In 1970 he published in various magazines, such as Qorpo Estranho, Muda Código and Raposa.
In the late 1970s, in the publishing house Grafipar, located in Curitiba, Alice and Leminski scripted erotic comic books, drawn by artists such as Claudio Seto, Júlio Shimamoto, Flávio Colin and Itamar Gonçalves.