Gelu Vlașin

Gelu Vlașin
Gelu Vlașin
	Madrid
Born	30 August 1966 (age 57); Telciu, Romania
Occupation	Poet, essayist, journalist
Period	1995 – present
Literary movement	Déprimisme, Minimalism

Gelu Vlașin (born 30 August 1966) is a Romanian poet and essayist.

Born in Telciu, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania on 30 August 1966, he is married to Cristina Maria Vlasin (music teacher and jazz singer) and has a son Darius Andrei Vlasin (born in Madrid on 4 December 2009). Had his literary debut in România Literară Magazine 16/1999, with an introduction made by Nicolae Manolescu; his editorial debut was in 1999 with the poetry volume Tratat la psihiatrie (Cured at Psychiatry), published at Vinea Publisher, Bucharest, with a preface by Nicolae Manolescu and an afterword by Paul Cernat; The volume won the award of the debut section of the Bucharest Writers Association in 1999 and was a nominee at the Romanian Union of Writers Awards, 1999.

Works edit

His debut as a writer was in 1999, in România Literară magazine.

Poetry edit

Tratat la psihiatrie - Ed. Vinea, Bucarest - 1999 / Editura Liternet - 2006,
Atac de panică - Noesis, Bucarest - 2000 & Ed. Muzeul Literaturii Române, Bucarest - 2002,
Poemul Turn - Colecția "Biblioteca Bucarest" - Asociația Scriitorilor din București & Ed. Azero - 2005,
Ultima suflare - Ed. Muzeul Literaturii Române, Bucuresti / A.S.B. - 2001 & Editura Liternet - 2003
Omul decor Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine - Ed.Brumar, Timișoara, 2009
Ayla - Ed. Cartea Românească, Bucarest, 2011

Collaboration with Literary Magazines edit

Gelu Vlașin published poetry, essay and literary reviews in the majority of the literary magazines from Romania also in magazines from United States, Canada, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Morocco, Argentina, Mexico, Australia, Hungary and Israel.

Essays edit

Don Quijote Rătăcitorul Eikon Publishing House, 2009

Professional Activities edit

Member of USR Romanian Writers Union (2000)
Member of the National Council of USR - Romanian Writers Union (2009)
Member of Monitoring and Suspension Commission USR - Romanian Writers Union (2010)
Member of ASB – Bucharest Writers Association(2000)
Member of the Leading Commission of Poetry Section from ASB Bucharest Writers Association (2009)
President of the Association Hispano-Romanian Dialogo Europeo (2007)
First Vice-President of FEDROM – Federation of the Romanian Associations in Spain (2008)
President of DIVERBIUM -Madrid (2009)
Founder & Coordinator of online literary network Reţeaua literară
Founder & Coordinator of The Club of the Romanians all-over the world România din Diaspora
Founder & Coordinator al Literary Club DIVERBIUM from Madrid

Literary Prizes edit

Also he won some prestigious national and international awards:

Tertulia Cerro Almodovar Award – Madrid 2004
Puertas Abiertas Award – Madrid 2002
Colocviile Cosbuc Award, 2000
Debut Award of Bucharest Writers Association 1999
The International Festival of Sighet Award 2000
The Great Award Ion Vinea 1999
Cristian Popescu Award 1999
Liviu Rebreanu Salons Award 1999

References edit

Nicolae Manolescu prezentare Tratat la Psihiatrie
Paul Cernat jocul la zero, on line (hipertext critic)
Claudiu Komartin Poetul turn
Violeta Savu Revista Ateneu
Octavian Soviany Monolog în Computerland
Ana Dragu interviu cu Gelu Vlasin la CityNews
Menut Maximinian despre Omul decor
Petrisor Militaru Poemele lui Gelu Vlașin și acul magnetic al cititorului
Cristina Nemerovschi Am fost și sunt un veșnic călător
Sorin Mihai Grad Gelu Vlasin - prezentare
Patrick Calinescu Împotriva previzibilului
Luiza Mitu Dincolo de zbor nu se poate trece fără înălțare
Igor Ursenco Alteritate poetică pe muchia periculoasă a gîndului
Ormeny Francisc Norbert „Atac de panică” sau à la recherche de la femme perdue în fono-grafii My Dying Bride
Cristina Nemerovschi Depresii, fobii, amnezii
Gelu Diaconu „Scriitorul nu este un boem prost imbracat care umbla tot timpul beat!”
Elena Alexa Poetul care a muncit la cules de struguri si cirese
Emanuela Ilie Gelu Vlașin, despre rătăcirile iberice ale mioriticului Don Quijote