Rui Cóias

He studied in Coimbra, where he graduated in Law. He is a jurist. He lives in Lisbon. He has contributions in O Futuro em Anos Luz (poetry anthology published within the scope of Porto 2001 – European Capital of Culture); Anos 90 e Agora, anthology of new Portuguese poetry (Quasi, 2001 and 2004); Inimigo Rumor, no. 15 (dedicated to Ruy Belo); Relâmpago : Nova Poesia Portuguesa (2003); Anthologie de La Jeune Poésie Portugaise, by Bacchanales, Revue de Création De La Maison De La Poésie Rhône-Alpes (2004); and A Sophia – Homenagem a Sophia de Mello Breyner Andersen (Tribute anthology by various writers to Sophia de Mello Breyner Andersen, Lisbon: Editorial Caminho, 2007). He is a selected author for the Portuguese Section of the Poetry International Web, a member of the Portuguese PEN Club, and a member of the Portuguese Association of Jurist Writers (APEJ). As a guest writer, he has participated in Artist/Writer Residencies, namely at «Passa Porta – Villa Hellebosch» (Vollezele, Belgium) in 2007, and «Le Château de Lavigny» (Lavigny, Lausanne, Switzerland) in 2006.