Ioana Diaconescu (Romania)

IOANA DIACONESCU is a poet, translator, media-journalist, recent History researcher. Born in Bucarest, she studied at the University Bucarest, Faculty Letters – Romanian-Italian section, graduated in 1971. She published 40 books: Poetry volumes, Books about recent History of Romania,Translations (most important Stephane Mallarme, William Shakespeare), Critical editions, Books for children. Awards (including ”Perpessicius”Award for critical editions, Diploma and Medal of Carpathian Academy  for outstanding Poetic Creation, several times Award Book of the Year, Award “Șerban Cioculescu” for Memoirism and Literary History of National Muzeum of Roumanian Literature etc.). Her poetry was translated in English, German, French, Georgian.