Romanian poet residing in Bucharest.
She was born on August 22nd, 1980 at Rădăuţi, Suceava county. She graduated the Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, followed by an interdisciplinary master at the Center of Excellence for the Study of Image, graduated with a thesis on Sound Poetry, written in English (2009).
She has worked as journalist and translator and at present she is project coordinator at the Romanian Cultural Institute in Bucharest.
Denisa Mirena Pişcu has published poetry in various literary magazines in Romania, since 1992. In 2003, she published her first book of poems - Pufos şi mecanic (Fluffy and Mechanical) at Vinea Publishing House in Bucharest. The book was awarded the prize for debut by the Association of Writers in Bucharest and the Writer’s Union, Brasov branch.
Her poems are included in the anthologies: Douămiismul poetic românesc (Generation 2000 in Romanian Poetry) by Ştefania Mincu, Pontica 2007; Generaţia 2000 (Generation 2000) by Marin Mincu (Pontica, 2004); Al doilea top (The Second Top) by Al. Cistelecan (Aula, 2004); Present tensions. European Writers On Overcoming Dictatorships (CEU Press, 2009).
She has given poetry readings in Bucharest, Prague, Budapest, Cracow and Vienna.
Her poems have been translated into English (the anthology Present Tensions. European Writers on Overcoming Dictatorships, CEU Press, 2009) and Bulgarian (Balkani cultural magazine, December 2008).
During the years 2007-2009, she was involved in the international project “Overcoming Dictatorships – the Encounter of Artists, Poets and Writers”, gathering artists and writers from the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Poland.