Joan Brossa

Joan Brossa

Joan Brossa i Cuervo (1919-1998, Barcelona, Catalonia) was a Catalan poet who wrote in the Catalan language, as well as a playwright, graphic designer and visual artist. He was one of the founders of both the group and the publication known as Dau-al-Set (1948) and one of the leading early proponents of visual poetry in Catalan literature. Although he was in the vanguard of the post-war poets he also wrote formally perfect sonnets, saphic odes and sestinas. His creative work embraced every aspect of the arts: cinema, theatre (more of 360 pieces), music, cabaret, the para-theatrical arts, magic and the circus.