Ben Corlaciu

Benedict Corlaciu (March 6, 1924–June 16, 1981) was a Romanian poet and prose writer.

Born in

In 1941, Corlaciu entered the circle surrounding Albatros magazine, together with Geo Dumitrescu and Dinu Pillat; in 1944, he joined the Romanian Writers' Society. He made his published debut in Albatros, and also contributed to Vremea, Timpul and Revista Fundațiilor Regale. His first volume of poetry was the 1941 Tavernale, followed by Pelerinul serilor (1942), Arhipelag (1943), and Manifest liric (1945; Editura Forum Prize). These were typical for the World War II generation, marked by a spectacular attitude of revolt, with avant-garde echoes, but also marked by the symbolism of George Bacovia. The romantic pose of damnation, the social revolt and ironic fantasy grouped him with generational colleagues Dumitrescu, Dimitrie Stelaru, Constant Tonegaru, and Ion Caraion. He next published poetry in 1969, with the anthology Poezii. This included not only the earlier work but also an ample section called Postumele and covering 1945–1967; the latter show a retreat from the manifesto poem and an evolution toward more interior forms of lyricism. Poeme florivore (1972) marks a return to the earlier style of poetry. His intended title, Explozia sertar, was censored, but allowed to appear in the massive anthology Starea de urgență, also from 1972. His last poetry book was Arcul biologic (1974).^[1]

He published the novel Moartea lângă cer (1946). During the