Philadelpho Menezes

Philadelpho Menezes (1960 in São Paulo, Brazil – 2000 following a car accident). Brazilian poet, visual poet, pioneer of new media poetry, professor in the Communication and Semiotics post-graduation program at the Pontifical University of São Paulo. He performed research for his post-graduate degree at the University of Bologna, in Italy. With Brazilian artist Wilton Azevedo Philadepho Menezes created a pioneer intermedia-poetry CD-ROM: "InterPoesia. Poesia Hipermidia Interativa" (1998). In Italy he collaborated with the first net-poetry project: Karenina.it, by Italian artist Caterina Davinio.

Publications His doctorate thesis was published under the title "The Crises of the Past: Modernity, Post-Modernity, Meta-Modernity." He published his first book of poems, "4 achados construídos" (four found and built) in 1980. Other publications are: Poemas 1980-1982 ("Poems 1980-1982") (1984) Demolições (ou poemas aritméticos) [Demolitions (or arithmetic poems)], 1988 Poetry and Visualization: Contemporary Brazilian Poetry, book essay, 1991 Poesia Sonora – Poéticas experimentais da voz no Século XX. São Paulo, EDUC, 1992 Poetics and new technologies of communication: a semiotic approach" in Face. Revista de Semiótica e Comunicação, D.1, 1998 Poesia Intersignos-Do Impresso ao Sonoro e ao Digital. In: Exposição, Poesia Sonora, Seminário. São Paulo, Paço das Artes da Universidade de São Paulo, 1998 Poesia intersignos, Timbre, São Paulo, Brasil, 1985

CD Rom Poesia sonora (do fonetismo às poéticas contempoâneas da voz), LLS, Univ. Catolica de São Paulo, Brasil, 1996 Interpoesia (Poesia Hipermidia Interativa), PUC-SP y Univ. Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 1997–98

Cultural Festivals He organized important cultural festivals about international experimental poetry, new media poetry, avant-gardes, such as: "Sonorous Poetry: Experimental Poetry of the Voice of the 20th Century" (1992) "Inter-Sign Poetry" (1985) the "International Show of Visual Poetry of São Paulo" (1988)