GRIGORE VIERU

 

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	Grigore Vieru ( February 14 , 1935 –) is a Moldovan poet and writer mostly known for his poems and books for children.   He was born in the village of Pererâta, Hotin County, then part of Romania . His parents, Pavel and Eudochia Vieru ( née Didic) were engaged in farming.   In 1957 he marked his publishing debut with a poems booklet for children. Click here for more... from wikepedia.

 

1957 – publishing debut with a poems booklet for children;

In 1958 Mr. Vieru graduated the Ion Creanga Chisinau Pedagogical Institute, with a license in History and Philology;

1959 – Editor of Nistru magazine, published by the Moldavian Writer Union;

1960 – 1963 Editor in chief, Cartea Moldoveneasca publishing house;

1967 – The volume Poetry for readers of all ages (published in 1965) is awarded the Moldavian Prize for Youth Literature;

1968 – Due to the publication of the Men of Moldova poem, the issue of Nistru magazine is banned by the censorship;

1968 – the volume Your name become part of the contemporary literature curricula in the Moldavian universities;

1973 – first visit to Romania (“If somebody dreamed of getting to the outer space, my hole life I dreamed of crossing the Prut River.”)

1974, 1977 – invited by the president of the Romanian Writer Union, Mr. Vieru visits Bucharest, Constanta, Iasi, and cities in Transylvania region;

1978 – Junimea publishing house prints The Friday Star , the first volume of Mr. Vieru published in Romania;

1989 – elected member of the Parliament; involved in getting closer Romania and Moldova;

1990 – Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy;

1992 – The Romanian Academy recommended Mr. Vieru for the Nobel Prize for Peace;

1995 – Member of the Board of the Romanian National Society for Radio;

1996 – winner of several Romanian literary awards;

2000 – awarded the Eminescu Medal by the Romanian Government.

Married with Raisa Vieru since 1959; 2 boys, Teodor and Calin.

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GRIGORE VIERU

(AT 70TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY)

 

	A homage concert, Mama, Tu Esti Patria Mea (Mother, You Are My Motherland), dedicated to the 70th birthday anniversary and 50 years of poetic activity of a well-known Moldovan writer, Grigore Vieru, was performed last Saturday, 3 December, in Chisinau.

Poet Grigore Vieru said he worked almost three years to organise this show, but he has been preparing for it all his life, in order to bring together well-known singers.

Participating in the event, Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said: "We honour today a fellow citizen, a great patriot, a gentleman, who, in his turn, has honoured us, for the prosperity of our Motherland - Moldova. Poet Grigore Vieru's works allow us to sit next to the European civilization with no fear of being disregarded," Voronin said.

The event, organised by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, brought together Moldovan and foreign professional artists and young talents, such as Mihai Munteanu, Mihai Volontir, Ion Suruceanu, Anastasia Lazariuc, Gheorghe Zamfir, Angela Similea, singers Antonio Furnari (Italy), Ilya Trofimov (Russia) and others.

Poet Grigore Vieru was born in 1935 in the village of Pererita, Briceni district, north of Moldova. Vieru made his debut in 1957 with a booklet of poetry for children, Alarma (The Alarm). In 1958, Grigore Vieru graduated from the Philology and History Faculty of the Chisinau-based Ion Creanga Teachers Training University. He wrote booklets of poems for children, Buna Ziua Fulgilor (Good Afternoon, Snow Flakes), Mama (Mother), volumes of poetry and songs, an anthological volume, Acum Si In Veac (Now and Forever) etc. 

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