Tarso de Melo was born in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1976. He published the following books of poetry: A lapso (1999), Carbono (2002), Planos de fuga (2005), Lugar algum (2007), Exames de rotina (2008) and Caderno inquieto (2012). He is also a lawyer and professor Ph.D. in Philosophy of Law at the University of São Paulo.