Alexandru Potcoavă – born 11 september 1980, Timisoara, Romania.
Licentiate in Romanian and English Linguistics and Literature, at the West University of Timisoara, 2004.
Published books:
– alexandru potcoavă iar bianca sta-n alex ( alexandru potcoava and bianca sat in alex), poetry, with a presentation by Al. Cistelecan, Marineasa publishing house, Timisoara, 2001 – Debut award of the Writers’ Union of Romania – Branch of Timisoara; Debut award at the National Literary Festival Sensul iubirii , Drobeta Turnu Severin, 2001;
– Pavel şi ai lui (Pavel and his followers), novel, preface by Daniel Vighi, Brumar publishing house, Timisoara, 2005.
– Şoimii patriei trebuie să fie întotdeauna veseli! ( Country’s Hawks must always be cheerful! – note that C.H. was a communist organization for kindergarten children ), novel, preface by Mihail Vakulovski, Tracus Arte publishing house, Bucharest, 2011;
– Ce a văzut Parisul (What Paris has seen), short stories, Herg Benet publishing house, Bucharest, 2012.
Present in the following Anthologies:
– Oglizi rotitoare (Revolving mirrors), Marineasa publishing house, Timisoara, 2000;
– Dintr-o respiraţie – Antologia generaţiei 2000, Cenaclul Pavel Dan, ( In one breath – Anthology of Generation 2000, Pavel Dan Literary Cercle) Marineasa publishing house , Timisoara, 2000;
– Conexiuni ( Connexions), Lucian Blaga University Press, Sibiu, 2004;
– Conexiuni ( Connexions), Lucian Blaga University Press, Sibiu, 2005;
– Literatura tânără 2007 ( Young Literature 2007), Casa Cărţii de Știinţă publishing house, Cluj-Napoca, 2007;
– Nasturi în lanul de porumb – Antologia taberei de literatură Săvârşin 2008 (Buttons in the corn field – Anthology of the Literary Camp Savarsin 2008), Brumar publishing house , Timisoara, 2008;
– Spaţii părăsite. Cartea de la Lipova ( Abandoned spaces. The Book from Lipova), Mirador publishing house , Arad, 2009;
– Cartea străzii Eugeniu de Savoya, ( The Book of Eugen of Savoy street), Brumar publishing house, Timisoara, 2010;
– Caietele de poezie ale Festivalului Internaţional Lucian Blaga ( The poetry collections of the Lucian Blaga International Festival), Casa Cărţii de Știinţă publishing house , Cluj-Napoca, 2010;
– iubirea e pe 14 februarie (love is on the 14th of february), Vinea publishing house, Bucharest, 2010;
– Alertă de gradul zero în proza românească ( First degree Alert in Romanian prose), Herg Benet publishing house, Bucharest, 2011;
– Pagini despre Banat ( Pages about Banat), Marineasa publishing house, Timisoara, 2011.
Publications in literary magazins and on sites: Forum Studenţesc, Orient Latin, Amfitrion, Ortacul, Drumeţul Incendiar, Banat, Pro Saeculum, Poesis, Steaua, Luceafărul, Orizont, Vatra, Tribuna, Ca şi cum, Stare de urgenţă, Revista la Plic, România literară, Ziarul de Duminică, Tiuk!, Egophobia, Clubliterar.
Public lectures: Bucharest (Cenaclul Euridice, Institutul Blecher, Poeticile cotidianului, CDPL Fest, Librăria Cărtureşti), Cluj-Napoca (Clubul de lectură Nepotul lui Thoreau), Arad (Cafeneaua literară Joy’s, Biblioteca A.D. Xenopol), Chişinău (Biblioteca B.P. Hasdeu), Timisoara ( Cenaclul Pavel Dan, Atelierul de proză Ariergarda, Librăriile Humanitas, Cărtureşti, Cartea de Nisip, Cafeneaua literară Papillon), Paris ( Librăria Shakespeare&Co.).
http://colocviu2010.wordpress.com/category/participanti/alexandru-potcoava/
http://bibliotecadepoezie.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/alex-potcoava-un-chestionar-i/