As a young man, and with many other students and young intellectuals attracted to the nationalistic fervor of the times, he became Member of the Iron Guard and the Legion of St.Michael the Archangel (a right wing, fascist movement which wrought terror and held government for a few months at the end of 1940 and […]
…what do I think of Adrian Paunescu? Let me say just this (and get into huge trouble…). If indeed someone, some excellent anthologist, who understands and loves poetry, AND has utmost artistic integrity – would be allowed to trawl through the thousands of poems of Adrian Paunescu, get rid of all the dross, she or […]
After Mihai Eminescu, there are two or three other poets who people (critics included) might consider in “the silver medal” position for Romanian Poetry – so to speak. And in the ninth episode of Romanian Poetry in English, we will talk about, and recite some poems of, one of THEM – Nichita Stănescu. He was […]
Poet, civil libertarian, anti-Communist, a person extremely dignified and appropriate at all times, a successful politician after the revolution of 1989, a beautiful and envied woman – Author of 26 volumes of poetry – many of them translated in foreign languages. Ana Blandiana shone in a generation of poets, the 1960ies, which contained stellar names […]
In Episode 7 of the journey through Romanian Poetry in English we will mee the poet, and cultural revolutionary Tristan Tzara. Born Samuel Rosenstock (16 April 1896 in Romania – 25 December 1963 in Paris) – Tzara is arguably the initiator, or at least a most important catalyst, leader, and practitioner of the anarchist anti-establishment […]
In this session I present the profile and some representative poems of „the most attractive ugly woman who achieved greateness in Romanian Poetry” (Alex Stefanescu). Nina Cassian is certainly in the top 10 Romanian poets for me. She has done it all, and done it exceptionally well, from aburdist-surreal, to socialist-realism, to romantic, to post-modern, […]
This session deals deals with the poems of the one-man-band of Romanian poetry, as Nicolae Manolescu labelled him, beacuse Arghzei reinvents himesel with every volume and soemtimes within a single volume. I have him in may top 3 Romanian poets. Who is the other one? I will keep that to mysemf. We reprezent four of […]
You can count on one hand the living, poets who are represented with more than one poem in the volume Testament – 400 Years of Romanian Poetry (authors Daniel Ionita – with Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul and Eva Foster – Minerva Publishing – 2019). Camelia Radulian is one of them. Her lyrical voice is as […]
The fourth session in the journey of discovery of Romainan poetry in English, we discuss Romania’s best know writer, and national poet, Mihai Eminescu. Only Luis de Camoes in Portugal, and maybe Shakespeare in the English-speaking world, might rival Eminescu in relation to the influence upon the culture and language of their countries. The poems […]
An english rendering of a famous Romanian poem, December/Decembre by George Bacovia, music by Nicu Alifantis, translation in english Daniel Ionita (from the volume Testament – 400 Years of Romanian Poetry – Minerva Publishing – 2019) Recording by – Victor Panfilov Sursa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzsLUujQ_sw
This second session of revealing Romanian poetry to the English-language reader, reveals one of the super-stars of Romanian poetry, Lucian Blaga. A poet of light, of idealism, love – but for me a poet of profound beauty andable to embrace and describe mystery and the bedazzlment of the unknown – and be at peace with […]
Testament – Anthology of Romania Verse – American Edition – Book Launch at the Romanian Cultural Institute – New York, March 2017. With the participation of Daniel Ionita (editor and principal translator), Associate Professor Daniel Reynaud (musician and assistant translator), Dr. Mircea Suciu – Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute – New York, actress Annelise […]
This is the first in a series presenting the best Romanian poems in English. The series is based on, and will use for recitals, the volume Testament – 400 Years of Romanian Poetry, edited by Daniel Ionita (editor and principal translator) assisted by Professor Daniel Reynaud, Dr.Adriana Paul and Eva Foster (for earlier editions of […]
Lansarea volumului Testament 400 de ani de poezie românească / 400 Years of Romanian Poetry (Editura Minerva) – autori Daniel Ionita asistat de Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul și Eva Foster – Cluj-Napoca – Muzeul de Artă – 20 Noiembrie 2019. Cu prezența poeților Adrian Popescu (prezentatorul volumului), Hanna Bota, Eva Precub și Adriana Meșter, a […]
English rendition of the famous Decembre (George Bacovia/Nicu Alifantis) piece, first released 50 years ago, in Romanian of course, by Nicu Alifantis. Recording – Victor Panfilov Guitar – Nicu Alifantis Voice Daniel Reynaud Translation – Daniel Ionita (assisted by Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul and Eva Foster) from the volume Testament – 400 Years of Romanian […]
Daniel Ionița (anthologist and princiapl translator) and his colleagues Professor Daniel Reynaud, Dr.Adriana Paul and Eva Foster – receiving the "Antoaneta Ralian" Prize for Translation at the Gaudeamus Bookfair – Bucharest 2019 – for the volume Testament – 400 Years of Romanian Poetry (Minerva Publishing) Testament – 400 de ani de poezie românească (Editura Minerva) […]
An anthology produced by Puncher & Wattmann, with the support of Avondale College of Tertiary Studies, putting side by side poems of well-recongnised Australian poets such as Jean Kent, Judith Beveridge, Martin Langford, David Musgrave, Stephen Edgar, Judy Johnson, Linda Ireland – together with poems of young emerging lyricists. Editors Carolyn Rickett, Jean Kent and […]
Cătălin Anastase discutând despre includerea unor poezii ale lui Daniel Ioniță într-o antologie a poeților contemporani australieni „On first looking” – Puncher & Wattmann (Sydney 2018) Sursa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snQw0c_dyYo
The Sydney Bucharest Literary Cafe (of the Australian-Romanian Academy of Culture presented their first music/theatre/poetry event at Horizon Theatre in Sydney. The event enjoyed the presence of, among others, Her Excellencey the Ambasador of Romania in Australia, Mrs. Nineta Barbulescu, and the Romanian Consul General Dr.Floricel Mocanu. The protagonists were – Daniel Reynaud, Tug Dumbly, […]