Cause of death Hepatitis Known for Poet Role Poet | Ethnicity Romanian Name Nichita Stanescu | |
Education St. Peter and Paul–high schoolUniversity of Letters–college Years active 1960–1982(1960–1998; posthumous) Died December 13, 1983, Bucharest, Romania Books Wheel With a Single Spoke, Belgradul in cinci prieteni Spouse Todorita "Dora" Tarata (m. 1982–1983) Parents Nicolae H. Stanescu, Tatiana Cereaciuchin Residence Ploiesti, Romania, Bucharest, Romania Similar People Mihai Eminescu, Lucian Blaga, Marin Sorescu, Tudor Arghezi, George Bacovia | ||
Poem nichita st nescu voce dana maria
Nichita Stănescu ([niˈkita stəˈnesku]; born Nichita Hristea Stănescu) (March 31, 1933 – December 13, 1983) was a Romanian poet and essayist.
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- Poem nichita st nescu voce dana maria
- Nichita Stnescu De dragoste
- Biography
- Awards
- Legacy
- Volumes
- Presence in English language Anthologies
- Posthumous volumes
- References
Nichita Stănescu - De dragoste
Biography
Stănescu's father was Nicolae Hristea Stănescu (1908-1982). His mother, Tatiana Cereaciuchin, was Russian (originally from Voronezh, she had fled Russia and married in 1931). Nichita Stănescu finished high school in Ploieşti, then went on to study Romanian language and literature in Bucharest, graduating in 1957. He made his literary debut in the Tribuna literary magazine.
Stănescu married Magdalena Petrescu in 1952, but the couple separated a year later. In 1962 he married Doina Ciurea. In 1982 he married Todoriţa "Dora" Tărâță.
For much of his career, Stănescu was a contributor to and editor of Gazeta Literară, România Literară and Luceafărul.
His editorial debut was the poetry book Sensul iubirii ("The Aim of Love"), which appeared under the Luceafărul selection, in 1960. He also was the recipient of numerous awards for his verse, the most important being the Herder Prize in 1975 and a nomination for the Nobel Prize in 1980. The last volume of poetry published in his lifetime was Noduri şi semne ("Knots and Signs"), published in 1982. A heavy drinker, he died of cardiopulmonary arrest.
He left behind poems such as:
Awards
Legacy
There is a national poetry festival and an award named in his honor.
In Ploieşti, there is a high school named in his honor.
In Pipera (Voluntari) a new road has been named in his honor.