Gelu Vlașin

Gelu Vlașin
Madrid
Born	(1966-08-30) 30 August 1966 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

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

Poetry

• 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

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

• Don Quijote Rătăcitorul Eikon Publishing House, 2009

Professional Activities

• 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

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

• 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

External links

• Situl personal al poetului
• Blog personal - Reteaua literara Archived 2009-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Prezentare carte în "Răsunetul"
• Articole publicate in pagina de cultura - "Ziarul Financiar"
• Articole publicate la "Liternet"
• Tratat la psihiatrie - Editura LiterNet
• Poemul Turn - Editura LiterNet
• Articol prezentare - "Mediafax"
• Interviu al poetului în "Citynews"
• Prezentare în ziarul Adevărul
• Revista Clouds Magazine
• Revista Respiro
• Antología de Poesía Rumana Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Soign´e `a l’hˆopital psychiatrique
• Revue d’art et de littérature, musique
• LITERNET - Deprimismele literaturii române de azi