José Paulo Paes


José Paulo Paes was a Brazilian poet, literary critic and translator.

Biography

Paes was born in Taquaritinga, in the state of São Paulo. He studied industrial chemistry in Curitiba, where he also started his literary career, writing poems for the magazine Joaquim, directed by Dalton Trevisan. His first book of poems, O Aluno, was published in 1947.
Paes moved to São Paulo in 1949, writing poems while also working in a pharmaceutical laboratory. In 1963 he left the laboratory to work as an editor at the Editora Cultrix publishing house, retiring in 1981 and dedicating completely to writing. The author died in São Paulo, on 9 October 1998.

Published works