Rodica Draghincescu

RODICA DRAGHINCESCU has written poetry, novels, and essays. She has five books of original poetry published in Romania, four in French published in France and Canada, and two translated into German, published in Germany. Among her books of poetry written in Romanian and French are Everybody Has Some Photos Under His Bed That He’s Ashamed of (1996), A Sharp Double-Edged Luxury Object (1997 – the poems here came from this book, which I have translated), Gâteau de terre (1999), I-genia (2000), and Fauve en liberté (2003), and the novels, The Distance Between a Clothed Man and a Woman such as She (1996) and Vagabond (1999).  She is currently pursuing a doctorate at the Paul Verlaine University in Metz, France. So far, her poems have appeared here in Watchword, Jubilat, Fence, River City, The Drunken Boat and Puerto del Sol. In 2006 she was awarded the Prize for Poetry “Le Lien” in Metz, France.

Action,Yes - Summer 2009: "7 Poems. Translated from the Romanian by Adam J. Sorkin and Antuza Genescu."