Philadelpho Menezes


Philadelpho Menezes. 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". 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" in 1980.
Other publications are:
  • Poemas 1980-1982
  • Demolições, 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, LLS, Univ. Catolica de São Paulo, Brasil, 1996
  • Interpoesia, 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:

CD Rom

  • Philadelpho Menezes, Poesia sonora , LLS, Univ. Catolica de São Paulo, Brasil,1996.
  • Philadelpho Menezes y Wilton Azeredo, INTERPOESIA, PUC-SP y Univ. Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 1997–98.