Andre de Chenier

Andre de Chenier (1762-1794) was a French poet, born in Constantinople. Short Biography: His lyrical poetry was later to inspire the Romantic movement, but he was known in his...

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340-1400) was an English poet. Short Biography: Author of "The Canterbury Tales" about 1387, a collection of tales told by pilgrims on their way to the...

Thomas Chatterton

Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) was a English poet, whose medieval-style poems and brief life were to inspire English Romanticism. Short Biography: Born in Bristol, he studied...

Adelbert von Chamisso

Pen name of Louis-Charles-Adelaide Chamisso de Boncourt (1781-1831) was a German writer of the story 'Peter Schlemihi', the man who sold his shadow. Short Biography: The son...

Andrei Zanca

Andrei Zanca (pseudonym of Andrei Sofalvi) Is a poet. Also translator. Born on September 13th 1952 in Sighisoara. After graduating No. 1 secondary school in Sighisoara, he attended...

George Vulturescu

George Vulturescu (pseudonym of Gheorghe S. Pop) - poet. Also essayist and publisher. Born on March 1st 1951 in Tireac (Satu Mare). he is the son of Gheorghe Pop and Irina Pop, peasants....

Calin Vlasie

Calin Vlasie - poet. Also essayist, journalist and publisher. Born on May 21st 1953 in Buzau, he is the son of Hristache Vlasie, a police non-commissioned officer, later a clerk, and...

Matei Visnic

Matei Visnic - poet and playwright. Also journalist. Born on January 29lh 1956 in Radauti (Suceava). He graduated in 1980 from the Faculty of History-Philosophy of the University of...

Paul Vinicius

Paul Vinicius (literary name of Paul Vinicius Gheorghe) - poet. Also journalist. Born on January 24th 1953 in Craiova, he is the son of Stefan Gheorghe, an officer at the Ministry of...

Ion Vadan

Ion Vadan - poet. Also prose writer and journalist. Born on October 1st 1949 in Gelu village (Satu Mare), in a family of peasants. After graduating in 1967 from “Mihai Eminescu” secondary...

Lucian Vasiliu

Lucian Vasiliu - poet. He also signs with pseudonyms V. L. Delapogor, Junimist. Born on January 8th 1954 in Puiesti-Birlad (Vaslui). His father, a priest, studied theology in Cernauti....

Lucian Vasilescu

Lucian Vasilescu - poet. Born on October 23r 1958 in Ploiesti, he is the son of Vasile Vasilescu, an economist, and of Emilia (née Tacu). After graduating from “Mihai Viteazul” secondary...

Mihai Vakulovski

Mihai Vakulovski - poet. Also essayist. Born on August 10th 1972 in Antonesti. Stefan Voda, the Republic of Moldova. His parents, Alexei and Sofia Vakulovski. are teachers of Romanian...

Doina Tudorovici

Doina Tudorovici - poet. Also prose writer and journalist. Born on August 19th 1960 in Oltenita (Calarasi). Her father, a diplomat, died in Vienna in 1986. Her mother, Lina, is retired....

Marcel Tolcea

Marcel Tocea - poet. Also essayist. Born on May 28th 1956 in Sinnicolau Mare (Timis). He graduated from the Faculty of Letters at the University of Timisoara. Between 1977 and 1980...

Pavel Susara

Pavel Susara - poet. Also art critic. Born on January 4th 1953 in Bania (Caras-Severin) in a family of peasants. He graduated from “Eftimie Murgu” secondary school in Bozovici in 1972...

Elena Stefoi

Elena Stefoi - poet. Also political analyst. Born on July 19th 1954 in Boroaia (Suceava), she is the daughter of Petria and Zinca Stefoi, peasants. After graduating “Nicu Gane” secondary...

Traian Stef

Traian Stef - poet and essayist. Born on June 23rd 1954 in Bradet (Bihor), he is the son of Gheorghe and Antita Stef. He graduated from the Faculty of Letters (Romanian-French) at “Babes-Bolyai”...

Grigore Soitu

Grigore Soitu - poet. Born on December 29th 1972 in Constanta. He is the son of Constantin (former royal navy officer, forced to retire in 1948, to become later a mariner, a “reabilitated”...

Ion Stratan

Ion Stratan - poet. Born on October 1st 1955 in Isbiceni (Gorj), he is the son of Valeriu Stratan, a technical expert, and of Elena Stratan, a teacher of Romanian language and literature....

Ioan Liviu Stoicu

Ioan Liviu Stoicu - poet. Also journalist, essayist, prose writer, and playwright. He also signs with the acronym LIS. Born on February 19th 1950 in Dumb rava Rosie (Piatra Neamt),...

Saviana Stanescu

Saviana Stanescu - poet, playwright and theatre critic. Born on February 22th 1967 in Bucharest. She is the daughter of Cornel Stanescu, a professor of sports, and of Mariana Stanescu...

Dan Stanciu

Dan Stanciu - poet. Also visual artist. Born on July 28th 1952 in Lugoj (Timis). He graduated in 1976 from “Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts in Bucharest (the department of...

Dorin Spineanu

Dorin Spineanu - prose writer. Also poet and journalist. (He has also signed under the pseudonym Michael Despineano). Born on October 21st 1954 in Timisoara, he comes from a family...