Vasile Baghiu
Vasile Baghiu is a Romanian poet and writer. He was born in Borlești, Neamț County. He has published many volumes of poetry and fiction till date. His work is influenced by his early career as a nurse in a TB sanatorium, and is known for coining the poetic concept of 'chimerism'. In 1998, he published the prison memoirs of his father who had spent time in Soviet POW camps.
Baghiu now lives and works as a psychologist in Piatra Neamț. He is a member of the Romanian branch of PEN. His work has appeared in English translation in different magazines and anthologies abroad such as Banipal, Cordite Poetry Review, Magma Poetry, Penmen Review. The Aalitra Review.
Works
- 1994: Gustul înstrăinării, Timpul, Iași
- 1996: Rătăcirile doamnei Bovary, Eminescu, Bucharest
- 1996: Febra, Panteon, Piatra Neamț
- 1998: Maniera, Pontica, Bucharest
- 2001: Fantoma sanatoriului, Vinea, Bucharest
- 2003: Himerus Alter în Rheinland, Vinea, Bucharest
- 2004: Punctul de plecare, Compania, Bucharest
- 2006: Ospiciul, Vinea, Bucharest
- 2008: Cât de departe am mers, Limes, Cluj
- 2011: Magia elementara, Dacia XXI, Cluj
- 2011: Gustul înstrainarii, Tipo Moldova, Iași
- 2012: Depresie, Limes, Cluj
- 2012: Planuri de viaţă, Polirom, Iași
- 2014: Fericire sub limite, Charmides, Bistrița
- 2019: Metode simple de încetinire a timpului, Eikon, Bucharest
Prizes
- 1994: „Aurel Dumitrascu“ Prize for the collection of poems "Gustul înstrăinării"
- 1995: Prize of the magazin Poesis for the best literary debut
- 1998: Prize of the magazine Poesis for literary critique
- 2007: Prize of the Romanian Writers’ Union, for the novel „Ospiciul“
- 2013: Prize “Mihai Ursachi” for the poetry collection “Depression”
- 2012: Prize “Liviu Rebreanu”, for the novel „Planuri de viata" (Plans in Life“
Literary Residencies/Grants
- 2002: Heinrich-Böll-Haus Langenbroich
- 2003: Künstlerdorf Schöppingen
- 2006: Kulturkontakt Austria, Vienna
- 2006: Cove Park
- 2006: Künstlerwohnung Chretzeturm, Stein am Rhein
- 2011: Villa Sträuli, Winterthur