Linda Maria Baros
Linda Maria Baros is a French-language poet, translator and literary critic, one of the most powerful new voices on today's poetry scene.
She lives in Paris, France.
Member of the Académie Mallarmé since 2013.
Her poems have been published in 25 countries.
Biography
- Member of the Mallarmé Academy, France since May 2013
- General secretary of the most important poetry prize in France - Guillaume Apollinaire Prize since 2013
- Editor-in-chief of the French-English literary review La traductière, Paris, France since June 2013
- Associate editor of the scientific review "Cinematographic Art & Documentation", Hyperion University, Bucharest, since 2010
- Member of the jury of the Prix Max-Pol Fouchet, France
- Poetry editor of the literary review Seine et Danube, Paris
- Assistant Secretary of the La Nouvelle Pléiade Association in Paris since 2009
- Cultural Ambassador of Romania during the European Cultural Season, France, 2008
- Assistant Secretary of the Romanian Literature Translators' Association in Paris since 2006
- Initiator and co-organizer of the Festival Le Printemps des Poètes/Primavara Poetilor in Romania, in the Republic of Moldavia and in Australia
- Founder and director of the literary review VERSUs/m – Bucharest 2005
- Member of the Romanian Writers' Union since 2002
- Assistant Professor, France since 2012
- General secretary of the Collège de Littérature comparée - Paris, since 2011
- PHD in Comparative Literature - Paris-Sorbonne University and University of Bucharest, 2011
- Postgraduate student in Comparative Literature at the Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris IV
- Student at the Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris IV – Modern Literature
- Pupil at the Central School in Bucharest and at the Victor Duruy High school in Paris
Literary prizes
- Top poetry prize Nichita Stănescu - Writers' Union of Moldavia, 2013
- Ion Minulescu National Poetry Prize, Romania – 2008
- Prix Guillaume Apollinaire for La Maison en lames de rasoir, Cheyne éditeur, France – 2007
- Prix de la Vocation for Le Livre de signes et d'ombres, Cheyne éditeur, France – 2004
- Translation Prize of the International Academy Mihai Eminescu, Romania – 2002
- Translation Prize Les Plumes de l'Axe, France – 2001
- The Poetry Prize of the Cultural Commission of the Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris IV, France – 2001
Literary works
Poetry
- L'Autoroute A4 et autres poèmes, Cheyne éditeur, France, 2009,
- La Maison en lames de rasoir, Cheyne éditeur, France, 2006,, republished in 2008
- Le Livre de signes et d'ombres, Cheyne éditeur, France, 2004.
- Poemul cu cap de mistret, Vinea Publishing House, Bucharest, 2003
- Amurgu-i departe, smulge-i rubanul!, Bucharest, 2001.
Poems of Linda Maria Baros in translation
- De autosnelweg A4 en andere gedichten, translated by Jan H. Mysjkin, Poeziecentrum, Belgium, 2014
- Bārdasnažu asmeņu nams, translated by Dagnija Dreika, Daugava, Riga, Latvia, 2011
- Къща от бръснарски ножчета, translated by Aksinia Mihailova, Foundation for the Bulgarian Literature Publishing House, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2010
- Casa din lame de ras, Editura Cartea Româneasca, Bucharest, Roumanie, 2006
- Il est loin le soleil couchant, arrache-lui le ruban !, AMB, Bucharest, 2003
Her poems have also been published in Canada, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Mexico, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Ukraine, Republic of Moldavia, Latvia, Morocco, Bangladesh, Iran, Japan, Finland etc.
In 2011, the "Arthur Rimbaud" Museum in France commissioned Canadian sculptor Michel Goulet to engrave some of Linda Maria Baros' lines of poetry on an objet d'art made of stainless steel.
Linda Maria Baros took part in over 500 poetry readings and in over 50 poetry festivals.
Drama
- Marile spirite nu se ocupă niciodată de nimicuri, The Romanian Literature Museum Publishing House, Bucharest, 2003
- A venit la mine un centaur..., META, Bucharest, 2003. This play was also published in French – Un centaure est venu chez moi..., Bucharest, 2002.
Literary studies
- Passer en carène, The Romanian Literature Museum Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005
- Les Recrues de la damnation, The Romanian Literature Museum Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005
Translations
- In 2008, she created La Bibliothèque Zoom, a virtual library that includes 140 authors.
- Anthologie de la poésie roumaine contemporaine. 1990-2013.
- L’Apocalypse selon Marta, Marta Petreu, Editions Caractères, France, 2013
- Je guéris avec ma langue, Floarea Ţuţuianu, Editions Caractères, France, 2013.
- Je mange mes vers / Îmi mănânc versurile, Angela Marinescu, Éditions L’Oreille du Loup, France, 2011
- Sans issue / Fără iesire, Ioan Es. Pop, Éditions L’Oreille du Loup, France, 2010
- Anthologie de la poésie roumaine contemporaine in Confluences poétiques, no. 3, France, 2009
- Les non-mots et autres poèmes, Nichita Stănescu, Éditions Textuel, France, 2005
- Ordinul focului, Collette Nys-Mazure, AMB, Romania, 2005
Reviews
Poetry Review, Horizon Review, Pleiades, International Notebook of Poetry, Contre-jour, Langage & créativité, Po&sie, Aujourd'hui poème, NUNC, Poésie 2003, Europe, Seine et Danube, La Revue littéraire, Pyro, Confluences poétiques, Ici & Là, MIR, La traductière, Hauteurs, Littérales, Le Capital des mots, Thauma, L’Écho d’Orphée, Le Bateau Fantôme, La page blanche, Levure Littéraire, Observator München, Galateea, Bunker Hill, Alora, la bien cercada, El Coloquio de los Perros, ABC, Poëziekrant, Deus ex machina, Le Journal des Poètes, Langue vive, Revolver, Scritture Migranti, Formafluens , La Revue de Belles Lettres, Le Quotidien, Tageblatt, Le Jeudi, Poetika, Zlatna greda, Književni list, Gradina, Lirikon 21, "România literară", Viata românească, Luceafărul, Adevărul literar si artitic, Ziua literară, Arges, Calende, Tribuna, Familia, Apostrof, Astra, Noua literatură, Conta, Arca, Électron libre, Shirdanra, Beagle etc.
Schoolbooks
The poem The Mine Horses was included into Limba si literatura română. Manual de clasa a XII-a, Paralela 45 Publishing House, 2007, Bucharest, Romania.Anthologies
Linda Maria Baros' poems were published in over 40 anthologies, as:- Liberté de créer, liberté de crier, Editions Henry, Paris, France, 2014
- Cartea poeziei 2013, Editura Lumina, Republic of Moldavia, 2013
- L’alveare d’oro dell’invisibile, Contact international, Romania, 2013
- VERSschmuggel/réVERSible, CD, Wunderhorn & La passe du vent, Germany/France, 2012
- Resistenze bruciate. Da Angela Marinescu a Linda Maria Baros, anthology, Edizioni Akkuaria, Italy, 2012 - 11 poets
- Alchimie des ailleurs, album, Musée Arthur Rimbaud & Silvana Editoriale, France/Italy, 2012
- Pas d’ici, pas d’ailleurs, anthology, Éditions Voix d’encre, France, 2012
- Poeti romena al bivio : continuita e rottura, anthology, Scrisul românesc, Romania, 2012 - 25 poets
- Zeitkunst. Internationale Literatur, anthology, Verlagshaus J. Frank & Edition Polyphon, Germany, 2011
- Les Très riches heures du Livre pauvre, album, Éditions Gallimard, France, 2011
- Anthologie de la poésie érotique féminine contemporaine de langue française, France, 2011
- The International Days and Nights of Literature, Uniunea Scriitorilor din România, 2011
- "Europski glasnik", Hrvatsko drustvo pisaca, Zagreb, Croatia, 2010
- Runoilevien naisten kaupunki, Tammi, Helsinki, Finland, 2010
- Cheyne, 30 ans, 30 voix, Cheyne, France, 2010
- Poezia antiutopica, edited by Daniel D. Marin, Paralela 45, Romania, 2010
- Couleurs femmes, Le Castor Astral & Le Nouvel Athanor, France, 2010
- Anthologie de la poésie amoureuse, edited by Marc Alyn, Écriture, France, 2010
- "Entre estas aguas : poetas del mundo latino 2009", Monterrey, Mexico, 2010
- Kijk, het heeft gewaaid, Poetry International, Rotterdam, Pays-Bas, 2009
- Ailleurs 2008. Une année en poésie, Musée Arthur Rimbaud, Charleville-Mézières, France, 2009
- Poésies de langue française. 144 poètes d'aujourd'hui autour du monde, Éditions Seghers, France, 2008
- Poëzie van dichters uit de hele wereld. Poetry International 2008 – Anthology of the Poetry International Festival from Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2008
- Dicisiete poetas franceses. Antología de poesía francesa contemporánea, edited by Lionel Ray, Lancelot, Spain, 2008
- Voix de la Méditerranée 2008, Éditions Clapas, France, 2008
- Literatura tânără 2007, The Romanian Writers' Union, Romania, 2007
- VERSUs/m – Zoom 2007, Exigent Publishing House, Romania, 2007
- L'année poétique 2005, by Patrice Delbourg and Jean Luc Maxence, Éditions Seghers, France, 2006
Translation Scholarships
- "VERSschmuggel", Berlin, 2011
- Vertalershuis, Amsterdam, 2007
- Centre de Recontres Abbaye Neumünster, 2006
- The 3rd Poetry Translation Workshop The Golden Boat, 2005
- Collège Européen des traducteurs littéraires de Seneffe, 2003
International Festivals
- Cork Spring Poetry Festival, Cork, Ireland, 2014
- Acadie Rock, Moncton, New-Brunswick, Canada, 2013
- Festival acadien de poésie, Caraquet, New-Brunswick, Canada, 2013
- Voix de la Méditerranée, Lodève, France, 2013
- Biennale de la poésie / Poètes du monde, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, 2013
- Primavara europeana a poeziei, Chisinau & Soroca, Republic of Moldavia, 2013
- Le Festival franco-anglais de poésie, France, 2013
- Printemps des Poètes, France, 2013
- Littératures Etrangères Festival, Audincourt, France, 2012
- Novi Sad International Festival, Serbia, 2012
- Voix de la Méditerranée, Lodève, France, 2012
- Zeitkunst Festival, Berlin, Germany, 2011
- International Festival Encuentro de Poetas del Mundo Latino, Mexico, 2011
- Poesiefestival, Berlin, Germany, 2011
- Voix de la Méditerranée, Lodève, France, 2011
- The International Days and Nights of Literature, Neptun, Romania, 2011
- Le Festival MidiMinuitPoésie, Nantes, France, 2010
- La Biennale Internationale de Poésie, Liège, Belgium, 2010
- Voix de la Méditerranée, Lodève, France, 2010
- Le Festival International de Poésie Wallonie-Bruxelles, Namur, Belgium, 2010
- Le Festival franco-anglais de poésie, France, 2010
- Printemps des Poètes, France, 2010
- À vous de lire, France, 2010
- DécOUVRIR, Concèze, France, 2010
- Biennale de la poésie, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, 2009
- Paris en toutes lettres, France, 2009
- Le Festival International de la Poésie, Trois-Rivières, Canada, 2008
- Poetry International, Rotterdam, Pays-Bas, 2008
- European Voices, France, 2008
- Voix de la Méditerranée, Lodève, France, 2008
- Primavera dei Poeti, Italy, 2008
- Le Printemps Balkanique. Insolite Roumanie, France, 2008
- Le Mar de Letras, Cartagena, Spain, 2008
- World Poetry Day, Belgrade, Serbia, 2008
- Printemps de Poètes, Luxembourg, 2008
- Le Festival Dacia – Méditerranée, France, 2007
- Lectures sous l'Arbre, France, 2007, 2009
- Printemps de Poètes, France, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
- Festival International de Poésie Teranova, France, 2006
- Odyssey International Festival, Amman, Jordan, 2005
- La Biennale Internationale de Poésie, Liège, Belgium, 2005
- Le Festival International de Poésie, Rabat, Morocco, 2004
- Festivalul Internațional de Literatură, Neptun, Romania, 2001