Marly de Oliveira

Marly de Oliveira (March 11, 1935 – June 1, 2007) was a Brazilian poet who wrote eight volumes of poetry in a career lasting 40 years. Her best known work is "O Mar de Permeio" or "The Sea Between Us", a collection of poems about worry and despair, which won the Jabuti Prize in 1998.[1] De Oliveira was a professor of Hispanic and Italian literature at the Catholic University of Petrópolis, the Faculty of Philosophy of Nova Friburgo and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.[2] She was married to fellow Brazilian poet João Cabral de Melo Neto and she had two surviving daughters at the time of her death resulting from multiple organ failure.[3] De Oliveira was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

References

  1. ↑ AP via International Herald Tribune "Award-winning Brazilian poet Marly de Oliveira dies" 2 June 2007
  2. ↑ Redação (2023-10-15). "Marly de Oliveira: poeta de poetas?". Jornal Opção (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  3. ↑ Associated Press via Canada East, "Award-winning Brazilian poet Marly de Oliveira dies at 69" 2 June 2007


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