Lupe Cotrim | |
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| Born | Maria José Cotrim Garaude March 16, 1933 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | February 18, 1970 Campos do Jordão, Brazil |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, translator, writer, university professor |
| Spouse | José Arthur Giannotti |
| Awards | Prêmio Jabuti (poetry, Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL)) |
Lupe Cotrim or Lupe Cotrim Garaude (baptismal name: Maria José Cotrim Garaude) (São Paulo, March 16, 1933 – Campos do Jordão, February 18, 1970) was a Brazilian poet and university professor.
Lupe is a prominent figure among the Brazilian poets that emerged in the second half of the 20th century. With a philosophical background, her work is marked by a cultured, aristocratic and sober language, in which she used symbols and metaphors to express herself, doing so with remarkable economy of words. Lupe Cotrim developed her own independent path, moving from confessional and intimate poetry to poetry marked by social criticism. As a teacher, she taught in the first years of the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo (Escola de Comunicações e Artes – ECA/USP), whose academic center bears her name Centro Acadêmico Lupe Cotrim (CALC).
The author published seven books in her lifetime, and two were published posthumously. The collection of her works is deposited at the Institute of Brazilian Studies (Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros – IEB). Lupe Cotrim died, at the age of 36, as a result of cancer. Since 2007, the Institute of Brazilian Studies (IEB) has been the depository of the professor-poet's collection.