Andrade, Carlos Drummond de

Andrade, Carlos Drummond de

▪ Brazilian poet and journalist
born Oct. 31, 1902, Itabira, Braz.
died Aug. 17, 1987, Rio de Janeiro

      poet, journalist, author of crônicas (a short fiction–essay genre widely cultivated in Brazil), and literary critic, considered one of the most accomplished poets of modern Brazil and a major influence on mid-20th-century Brazilian poetry. His experiments with poetic form (including laying the foundation of what later developed into concrete poetry) and his often ironic treatment of realistic themes reflect his concern with the plight of modern man, especially Brazilian urban man, in his struggle for freedom and dignity.

      After receiving his degree in pharmacy (1925), Andrade turned to poetry and joined the new group of Brazilian Modernists who were introducing colloquial language and unconventional syntax in their free-verse forms. He helped to found the literary magazine A revista (“Review”) in 1925. The first of his numerous collections of poetry, Alguma poesia (1930; “Some Poetry”), demonstrates both his affinity with the Modernist movement and his own strong poetic personality.

      Andrade voiced the frustrations of rural immigrants to anonymous and crushing urban centres and of bored middle-class city residents trapped in meaningless routines. His crônicas reveal a special concern for children and the urban poor.

      At the time of his retirement from a career of government service, in 1962, Andrade was director of the historical section of the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Service of Brazil. He was the author of approximately 15 volumes of poetry and a half dozen collections of crônicas. His best-known single poem is perhaps “José” (published in 1942 in Poesias), which depicts the boredom of an urban apartment dweller.

Additional Reading
Ricardo da Silveira Lobo Sternberg, The Unquiet Self: Self and Society in the Poetry of Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1986).

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