Joan Brossa Biography | Poet

Joan Brossa i Cuervo (Catalan pronunciation) (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain,(1919–1998) was a Spanish poet in Catalan language, playwright, graphic designer and plastic 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.. Catalan poet playwright and plastic artist