Lucia Cherciu

Lucia Cherciu was born in Romania and writes in both Romanian and English. Cherciu is the author of six books of poetry, including Immigrant Prodigal Daughter (Kelsay Books, 2023), Train Ride to Bucharest (Sheep Meadow Press, 2017), which received the 2017 Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize, Edible Flowers (Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2015), Lalele din Paradis / Tulips in Paradise (Editura Eikon, 2017), Altoiul Râsului / Grafted Laughter (Editura Brumar, 2010), and Lepădarea de Limbă / The Abandonment of Language (Editura Vinea, 2009). 

Cherciu’s work has appeared in TheAntioch Review, Miracle Monocle, Connotation Press, The Cortland Review, Paterson Literary Review, Poetry East. Her work has also been published in many Romanian literary magazines, including Timpul, Hyperion, Contrapunct, and Astra.

Cherciu earned her PhD in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Cherciu is a professor of English at SUNY/Dutchess Community College and served as the 2021–2022 Dutchess County, New York, poet laureate.