George Talaz (pen name of Gheorghe Antonescu; October 18, 1898–March 2, 1973) was a

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n poet. Born in Toporăști,

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, he attended the Academy of Painting and Sculpture, but did not graduate. His published debut took place in 1916, and involved poems. His work appeared in ''Azi'', ''Falanga'', ''Flacăra'', ''

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'' and ''Ritmul vremii''. He edited ''Vestea satelor'' and ''Scânteia satelor''. His poetry volumes, which spanned half a century (''Fântână'', 1937; ''De vorbă cu fierul de plug'', 1949; ''Armonii în zori'', 1961; ''Treptele împlinirii'', 1967; ''Poezie'', 1968), clearly illustrate how style and literary demands evolved during the period. The most enduring part of his output is the early work, the

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poetry of the first books. He died in

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.Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. II, p. 681. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Talaz, George 1898 births 1973 deaths People from Vaslui County 20th-century Romanian poets Romanian newspaper editors Symbolist poets Romanian male poets 20th-century Romanian male writers