Quote by Ferreira Gullar: “I write because I don't know how to live any other way.”

Gullar expresses that writing is not just a choice but an essential part of his being, a fundamental way he navigates and interacts with the world. It’s a core aspect of his existence.

Having endured periods of political exile and a prolific career, Gullar often reflected on the intrinsic necessity of his artistic practice as a means of survival and expression in a complex world.

Brazilian poet and art critic, winner of the Camões Prize in 2010, whose work moves between concrete poetry and urgent political verse. His long poem Dirty Poem, written in exile in Buenos Aires while fleeing Brazil's military dictatorship, is considered a masterpiece of Brazilian literature.