Nichita Danilov


Nichita Danilov is a Romanian poet. He served as the acting ambassador of Romania to Moldova in 1999. Nichita Danilov is ethnically Lipovan.

Early life

Danilov graduated from the Architecture College and the Faculty of Economics in Iași. He made his debut in the Dialog literary review with a selection of poems.

Published works

  • Cartesian Wells, Junimea Publishing House, 1980
  • Black Field, Cartea Romaneasca Publishing House, 1982
  • Harlequins by the Edge of the Field, Cartea Romaneasca Publishing House, 1985
  • Poems, Junimea Publishing House, 1987; Over Things, Nothingness,, Cartea Romaneasca Publishing House, 1990
  • Over Things, Nothingness – Au-Dessus Des Choses, Le Neant,, Editura Axa, 1997, Botosani
  • Ragged Ear, short stories and pamphlets, Boema, 1993
  • Cardboard Apocalypse, essays, Institutul European Publishing House 1995
  • The Blind Bridegroom, poems, Moldova Publishing House, 1996
  • Hans Wife, prose, Moldova Publishing House, 1996
  • Scene with walls and doors, poems, 2000, Augusta Publishing House
  • Souls from Second Hand, poems, 1999, Vinea Publishing House, 2000
  • In the desert and on the waters, poems, Prut International Publishing House 2001
Danilov's poems can also be found in the Anthology of Romanian Poets edited by Laurențiu Ulici, Anthology of the Poetry of the Generation of the 80s, edited by Alexandru Musina, Anthology of Romanian Poetry from Its Origins to the Present Time, edited by Dumitru Chioaru and Radu Văcărescu, The Romanian Writers' Dictionary, edited by the Romanian Academy, Contemporary Poetry, edited by Marin Mincu a.s.o. Some of his poems have been translated in other languages and published in several anthologies or literary magazines, or example Hungary, USA, Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Spain, France, Latvia. Adam J. Sorkin, Sean Cotter, Brenda Walker, Elena Loghinovski, Maria Dinescu, Leons Briedis, Emanoil Marcu, Lidia Nasinek are some translators that have translated his poems.
He is editor-in-chief of the bilingual literary magazine Kitej-grad and the main manager of the Iaşi Cultural House. He also works as a journalist for Ziarul de Iaşi. He is also a member of the Writers' Union of Romania, a COPYRO member, and also a European PEN Club member.

Awards and honors

Danilov has been awarded several honors, including prizes from the Writers' Union of Romania, the Iaşi Writers' Association, the Soros Foundation Award, and the Writers' Union of Moldova.