Virgil Mazilescu (; born 11 April 1942, Corabia, Olt County, Romania — died 10 August 1984, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian poet, essayist, and translator.
Life After finishing the in Bucharest in 1957, he enrolled in the Department of Romanian Language and Literature of the University of Bucharest, from where he graduated in 1964. After stints as a school teacher in Greaca, Giurgiu and as a librarian in Ploiești, he worked from 1970 until his death as a copy editor for România Literară. For a few years he was the secretary of the Writers' Union of Romania's literary circle, led by Miron Radu Paraschivescu.
A bohemian, who was also known for his heavy drinking, he died on 10 August 1984. He was buried at Cernica Monastery, in Pantelimon, Ilfov.
Literary activity In 1966 he made his literary debut in Povestea vorbei, the monthly avantgarde literary supplement of the magazine Ramuri from Craiova, edited by Miron Radu Paraschivescu.
Books Versuri, București, Editura pentru Literatură, 1968 Fragmente din regiunea de odinioară, București, Editura Cartea Românească, 1970 Va fi liniște, va fi seară, București, Editura Cartea Românească, 1979 Guillaume poetul și administratorul, București, Editura Cartea Românească, 1983
Posthumously Asketische Zeichen. Gedichte, Cluj, Editura Dacia, 1988, 2001 Întoarcerea lui Immanuel, București, Editura Albatros, 1991 Poezii, București, Editura Vitruviu, 1996 Opere complete, editor: Alexandru Condeescu, București, Editura Muzeul Literaturii Române, 2003 Opera poetica, editor: Gabriel Nedelea, Craiova, Editura AIUS, 2013
Translations He translated works by, among others, Jean Amila, Jack Schaefer, , Henri Delacroix, Charles Portis, and Willa Cather.
Awards "Luceafărul” Magazine Award, 1968, for Versuri
Legacy A school in his home town is named after him.
References Aurel Sasu, Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române (M-Z), Paralela 45, Pitești, 2006, pp. 68, 69 Dinu Flămând, Intimitatea textului, București, Editura Eminescu, 1985, pp. 162–176 Ion Buzera, Virgil Mazilescu, Brașov, Editura Aula, 2000
External links Gazeta de Sud - 22 de ani de la moartea poetului Virgil Mazilescu Centrul Cultural Pitești - Virgil Mazilescu Cum trebuie citit Virgil Mazilescu (și cum este el editat)