Claudiu Komartin Explained
Claudiu Komartin (1983, Bucharest) is a Romanian poet, translator and editor,[1] considered to be one of the most important Romanian poets of his generation.[2]
The first poetry book of Komartin, Păpușarul și alte insomnii, published in 2003, won the Mihai Eminescu National Prize.[3] The second book, Circul domestic, won the Romanian Academy Poetry Prize.[4] In 2010, he initiated The Max Blecher Publishing House, an editorial project aimed at promotion of contemporary Romanian literature, relatively less-known outside of the country, as well as bringing underground Romanian authors closer to the public and eventually integrating them into mainstream literature.[2] Since 2010, Komartin is the editor-in-chief of Poesis international, a literary magazine.[4]
He also translated from French, English and Italian.[1]
Komartin's poetry has been translated to a number of languages, including English, German, French, and Spanish.[1]
Bibliography
- Păpușarul și alte insomnii (The Puppeteer & Other Insomnia), Editura Vinea, Bucharest, 2003
- Circul domestic (Domestic Circus), Editura Cartea Romanească, Bucharest, 2005
- Un anotimp în Berceni (A Season in Berceni), Editura Cartier, Chișinău, 2009
- Cobalt (Cobalt), Casa de Editură Max Blecher, Bistrița, 2013
- Maeștrii une arte muribunde. Poeme 2010-2017 (Masters of a Dying Art. Poems 2010-2017), Editura Cartier, Chișinău, 2017
- Autoportret în flama de sudură (Self-Portrait in the Welding Flame), Casa de Editură Max Blecher, Bistrița, 2021
- Inoculare (Inoculation), Editura Cartier, Chișinău, 2022
Notes and References
- Web site: Claudiu Komartin. Poetry International Rotterdam. 25 November 2017.
- Web site: Poet Claudiu Komartin. Leșcu. Christine. 26 August 2017. Radio Romania International. 26 November 2017.
- Web site: Claudiu Komartin. Versoteque. 26 November 2017.
- Web site: Claudiu Komartin. Romanian Literature Now. 26 November 2017.
