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Place of Birth: Brazi, Prahova County, Romania
About Alexandru Tudor-Miu
- Alexandru Tudor-Miu (February 25, 1901 – July 26, 1961) was a Romanian poet. Born into a peasant family in Brazi, Prahova County, he attended primary school in his native village, followed by high school at Ploie?ti.
- Between 1918 and 1920, he worked as a schoolteacher in Pantazi, in his native county.
- In 1921, he was a laboratory assistant at the refinery in Câmpina, and was subsequently employed by Concordia-Electrica company.
- From 1945 until his death, he headed the electrotechnical school in Câmpina.
- Together with Geo Bogza, he began the local surrealist movement.
- Inspired by the latter's magazine Urmuz, he founded and edited three more: Câmpina (1927-1929), Prahova (1930) and Strada (1932-1936).
- His first poetry was published in Ploie?tii literari in 1921; his first book was the 1932 Epode.
- His two other volumes were Standard, poeme de petrol ?i energie (1934) and Întâlnire cu pasarea Phoenix (1947).
- Magazines that published his work include Contimporanul, Universul literar, Izbânda, Via?a literara, România Literara, Na?iunea and Via?a Româneasca.
- He left behind three volumes of poetry in manuscript form (Albastru – poeme de mare, Steaua Doftanei and Cheia Universala), a book of newspaper reports (Excursii) and a historical monograph of Câmpinei.
- His poems, replete with metaphors, were written in surrealist fashion.
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