Elena Liliana Popescu

Elena Liliana Popescu (b. July 20 1948 in Turnu Măgurele, Teleorman ) is a Romanian poet and translator. Member of the Writers' Union of România, poetry section.

Education

*High School „Bogdan Petriceicu Haşdeu”, Buzău (1960 - 1965)
* [http://fmi.unibuc.ro/ Faculty of Mathematics] , University of Bucharest (1965-1970)
*Ph.D. in Mathematics - Specialty Algebra, 1981

Professional activity

*Professor at [http://fmi.unibuc.ro/ Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science] , [http://fmi.unibuc.ro/ro/catedre/informatica/popescu_elena/ department of Computer Science] , University of Bucharest
*Author (alone or in collaboration) of works with didactical character, scientific books and articles (in scientific journals in Romania or abroad)

Publishing activity

After 1989 - involved in the social, civic and political life from Romania, writing articles of general interests and on contemporary Romanian life. Her literary activity is geared mainly towards poetry and translations from world's philosophical and spiritual literature.

Some of her poems have been translated in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Serbian, Chinese, Hungarian, Latin, Hebrew, Polish, and Urdu, and have been published in literary revues from Romania and also from abroad (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Germany, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Serbia, Spain, Taiwan, USA).

Also she had published in literary revues various translations of the contemporary poetry from Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Italy, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, USA.

For the literary activity Elena Liliana Popescu has received the "Special Diploma" at the International Festival of Poetry, Uzdin (Serbia,1997), the "First prize" at the Poetry Festival Novalis, Munich (Germany, 1998) and "Special Diploma" at the "X Certamen de Poesia" "Leonardo Cercós" (Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2007)

Poetry

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/to_you/index.htm Ţie (To you)] (University Press, Bucharest 1994)
* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/land/index.htm Tărâmul dintre Gânduri (The realm between Thoughts)] (University Press, Bucharest 1997)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/flying.htm Zborul. Vis şi Destin (Flying. Dream and destiny)] (Hermes Press, Bucharest, 1999), by George Ioana, posthumous volume

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/song/index.htm Cânt de Iubire - Song of Love] (Herald Press, Bucharest, 1999), bilingual volume of poetry, English version: Adrian George Sahlean

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/hymn/index.htm Imn Existenţei (Himn to Existence] (Herald Press, Bucharest, 2000)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro Cânt de Iubire - Pesma Liubavi] (Savez Srba u Rumuniji Press, Timişoara, 2001), bilingual volume of poetry, Serbian version by Draga Mirjanic

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/pilgrin/index.htm Pelerin (Pilgrim)] (Dacia Press, Cluj-Napoca, 2003)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/pilgrin/index.htm Peregrino (Pilgrim)] (Empireuma Press, Orihuela, Spain, 2004), bilingual volume of poetry, Spanish version: Joaquín Garrigós

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/cat-de-aproape.html Cuan grande es la tristeza] (Como el rayo, Alicante, España, 2005, e-book, Spanish version: Joaquín Garrigos and Dan Munteanu, selection and illustrations: Ramón Fernández

*The Chinese version of Song of Love, en Chinese by Lee Kuey-shien (Taiwan, 2006)

* [http://www.poeticas.com.ar/Biblioteca/Un_solo_canto/indice.html Un solo canto] (Poéticas, Argentina, 2006), e-book, Spanish version: Joaquín Garrigos and Dan Munteanu

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/scrieri.htm Himno a la Existencia] (Linajes Editores, Mexico, 2006), Spanish version: Joaquín Garrigos and Adrian Mac Liman, revised by Lina Zerón

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/cat-de-aproape.html Cât de aproape... - Lo cerca que estabas] (Pelerin Press, Bucharest, 2007), Spanish version: Joaquín Garrigos and Dan Munteanu Colán

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/song/index.htm Cânt de Iubire - Song of Love] (Pelerin Press, Bucharest & Lumina Linā Press, New York, 2007), bilingual volume of poetry, 2-edition English version: Adrian George Sahlean

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/unde-esti-timp-selectii.html Unde eşti, Timp?] (Time, where have you gone?, Curtea veche, Bucharest 2007)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/pakistan/index.htm Poems] (Lahore, Pakistan, 2008), bilingual volume of poetry, romanian-urdu, translated by Alla Ditta Raza Choudary

Translations

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/introspectia.htm Introspecţia] (Introspection, by Ramana Maharishi, from English, Axis Mundi, Bucharest, 1993)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/intelept1.htm Înţeleptul de la Arunachala] (The sage from Arunachala, from English, talks with Ramana Maharishi, Vol. I, Herald, Bucharest, 1997)
* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/intelept2.htm Înţeleptul de la Arunachala] (The sage from Arunachala, from English, Vol. II, Herald, Bucharest, 1997)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/viata_imp.htm Viaţa Impersonală] (Impersonal Life, from French, Papirus, Râmnicu Vâlcea, 1994)

* [http://www.lgrcat.ro/ELP/elp-tot.htm Caosmos. Katharsis nu doar pentru mine] (Chaosmos, Katharsis not only for me, by Moises Castillo, from Spanish, Dacia, Cluj, 2002)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/scrieri.htm Introspection.Poems] (Introspection. Poems, by Ramana Maharishi, from English, Editura Asociaţiei Literare ŢIE, Bucharest, 2004)
*Poesías (Poetry, by Theodor Damian, Spanish version, from Romanian, in collaboration, Lumină Lină, New York, 2005)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/frumusetea-tandretei.html Frumuseţea Tandreţei] ("The Beauty of Tenderness, by Lee Luey-shien, from English, Pelerin, Bucharest, 2006)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/viata-impersonala-ed2.html Viaţa Impersonală] (Impersonal Life, from French, second edition revised, Pelerin, Bucharest, 2007)

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/lina-zeron-selectii.html Harpă de umbră şi lumină] (by Lina Zerón, from Spanish, Pelerin, Bucharest, 2007)

Anthologies

* "Beyond the Orizon" (The national Library Poetry, Owings Mills, U.S.A., 1998)
* "O antologie a poetelor din România" (An Anthology of Romanian Women Poets, Muzeul Literaturii Române, Bucharest, Romania, 2000)
* "A la sombra del Tigre. Cartografía poética del mundo latino" (Solar, Servicios Editoriales, S.A.de C.V., Morelia, México, 2003)
* "Daniil Sandu Tudor" (Panaghia, Vatra Dornei, 2004)
* "Poemas" Lucian Blaga, Luciano Maia, [http://www.elp-poetry.go.ro/sp/obra.htm Elena Liliana Popescu] (Editorial de la Universidad Católica Argentina, Argentina, 2005)
* "Conjuro de Luces" (México, 2006)
* "Agenda poética del año 2008", (México, Linajes y Amarillo Editores, 2007)

Collaborations to literary magazines

* "Revista de la Universidad Católica Argentina", "La bodega del diablo" (Argentina);
* "The Ambassador", "Atheneum", "Observatorul" (Canada);
* "Trilce", "Aňaňuca" (Chile);
* "Arquitrave" (Colombia);
* "La Jiribilla", "Calle B" (Cuba);
* "Observator München" (Germany);
* "Alforja", "Casa del Tiempo", "La Jornada Semanal", "Universo de El búho", "El Subterráneo" (Mexico);
* "Anide", "Nuevo Amanecer Cultural" (Nicaragua);
* "Autama" (Puerto Rico);
* "Cronica", "Convorbiri literare", "Poezia", "Contemporanul", "Familia", "Hyperion", "Nord *Literar", "Literra", "Oglinda Literară", "Meandre", "Sud", "Orient Latin", "Arcade", "Argos" (România);
* "Knijevni Jivot", "Naša Reč", "Oglinda", "Tibiscus", (Serbia);
* "Azahar", "Como el rayo", "Cuadernos del Ateneo", "Empireuma", "La Vega es", "2C, La Opinión de Tenerife", "La Columna", "Perito", "Portada", "Republica de las Letras", " Român în lume", "Letras rumanas" (Spain);
* "Chrysalis", "Lumina Lină-Gracious Light" (USA);
* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/traducere-chineza.htm Taiwan Daily] , "Li Poetry" (Taiwan).

External links

* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro Poezie] ro icon
* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/en/index.htm Poetry] en icon
* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/sp/index.htm Poesia] es icon
* [http://www.elena-liliana-popescu.ro/fr/index.htm Poesie] fr icon