Mihai Firică (Romania)

Mihai FIRICĂ is a poet and essayist, president of the Craiova Branch of the Romanian Writers’ Union. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters and History of the University of Craiova. Published books (elective): “Brief Biography” (lyrics, Aius Publishing House, 1996), “The Tongue of The Wandering Serpent” (lyrics, Ramuri Publishing House, 1997), “Limba sharpelui trayás / The Tongue of Wandering Serpent” (Romanian and English, Publishing Ramuri, 2006), “The insect with moths” (essays, Publishing House F, 2004), “Dynasty of scoundrels” (essays, Aius, 2010), “Romania puzzle. Illustrations from the kleptozaur reserve” (essays, Publishing house “Aius”, 2015 ), “The last days and the life after” (lyrics, Tracus Arte 2017) / “January without you” (Alma Publishing House 2020, Serbia) / “The last days and the life after” (Romanian-Albanian edition, Amanda Edit 2020), ” Rings lost in unknown oceans” / “Anillos perdidos en oceanos desconecidos” (NoteBook Poiesis 2020, Chile-USA), “Love with the scent of bitter almonds” (lyrics, Vinea Publishing House 2022). Awards: “Mihai Eminescu” Debut Award, 1997, “Marin Sorescu” Award of Ramuri Magazine, 1997, USR-Craiova Poetry Award, 1998, “Mihai Eminescu” Award for Journalism, 2015, “Mihai Eminescu” Medal for Promotion Romanian culture, 2017, P. Bogdani International Writers’ Association Poetry Prize, 2018, “Virgil Carianopol” National Poetry Festival Trophy, 2019.