ALINA PURCARU (ROMANIA)

ALINA PURCARU is a Romanian writer, journalist, and translator. She has published four poetry collections: rezistență (Cartea Românească, 2016), Indigo (Tracus Arte, 2018), Tot mai multă splendoare (Cartier, 2022), and Clivaj. Fidelitate (Cartier, 2025).

She has edited several collective volumes and, together with Paula Erizanu, co-edited the three-volume anthology Un secol de poezie română scrisă de femei (A Century of Romanian Poetry Written by Women, Cartier), which has gone through numerous editions. She is also the author of two children’s books.

A member of PEN, Purcaru has received several major poetry awards. Her poems have been translated into several languages, and her work has been featured in numerous collective volumes and anthologies.