Grigore Vieru
| Grigore Vieru | |
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Vieru in 1990
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| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
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In office 1990–1994 |
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| Born |
14 February 1935 Pererîta, Hotin County, Kingdom of Romania (today Briceni district, Moldova) |
| Died | 18 January 2009 (aged 73) Chişinău, Moldova |
| Resting place | Pererîta |
| Political party | Popular Front of Moldova |
| Spouse(s) | Raisa Vieru (m. 1957–2009) |
| Relations | Igor Vieru (brother) |
| Children | Teodor and Călin Vieru |
| Profession | Writer |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Parents | Eudochia and Pavel Vieru |
Grigore Vieru (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡriˈɡore viˈeru]; 14 February 1935 – 18 January 2009) was a Moldovan poet and writer. He is mostly known for his poems and books for children. His poetry is characterized by vivid natural scenery, patriotism, as well as a venerated image of the sacred mother. Vieru wrote in the Romanian language.
He was born in 1935 in Pererîta village, Hotin County, at the time, part of Romania (today part of Briceni district, Moldova). His parents, Pavel and Eudochia Vieru (née Didic) were engaged in farming.
Vieru was married to Raisa Vieru since 1959; they had two sons, Teodor and Călin Vieru.
His first publishing debut was in 1957, a booklet of poems for children. The following year, Vieru graduated from the Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University in Chişinău with a degree in history and philology. In 1959, he became editor at the Nistru magazine, published by the Writers' Union of Moldova. From 1960 to 1963, he served as editor in chief of the "Cartea Moldovenească" publishing house.
In 1967, Vieru's book "Poetry for Readers of All Ages" (published in 1965) was awarded the Moldavian Prize for Youth Literature. The following year, his book "Your Name" became part of the contemporary literature curriculum in Moldavian universities.
He wrote another children's story/picture book "Bread and Dew" which features Doru, a 4 or 5-year-old boy who lives in Kishinew with his parents.
Many moldavian composers were inspired by the poetry of Grigore Vieru (songbook "Poftim de intraţi", "Cine crede" etc.), the poet himself is the author of a lot of melodies ("Să creşti mare" etc.) and since 1964 he began to collaborate with composer Yulia Tsibulskaya ("Soare, soare", "Clopoţeii", "Stea-stea, logostea", "Ramule-neamule", "Cîntînd cu iubire" etc.).
In 1973 Vieru visited Romania for the first time, remarking
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