Matei Hutopila

bibliophile in Romania

Hi, I'm Matei (b. 1987), and I love exploring art, history and premodern travel diaries. I've published some poetry (2011 & 2016) and had the chance to share it at events here and there. Below, you'll find a bit about my literary journey.

Publications – authored (poetry collections):

  • (2016) Hutopila, Matei. tișița. Bistrița: Charmides
  • (2011) Hutopila, Matei. copci. Bistrița: Casa de editură Max Blecher

Awards and nominations:

  • (Jan-2017) Gala tinerilor scriitori, Bucharest, Romania - Nominated in category Best young poet of 2016
  • (Dec-2012) Premiile Societății scriitorilor bucovineni, Suceava, Romania - Awarded in Debut category
  • (Jun-2012) Premiile Fundației culturale Hyperion, Botoșani, Romania - Awarded in Debut category
  • (Jan-2012) Premiul național de poezie ‘Mihai Eminescu’, Botoșani, Romania - Nominated in category Opus primum (Debut)

Projects:

  • (2018-2019) Polyphonic / Curator: Simona Nastac
    Public readings in Bucharest, London, Brussels (2018) and Berlin (2019) and screenings in Edinburgh, Vilnius, Lisbon, Manchester and Ljubljana (between 2019 to 2023).
    (http://simonanastac.com/polyphonic-2018/)
  • (2018) Poeți la Meru / Curator: Florin-Dan Prodan
    I’ve hosted part of the series’ public readings and discussions featuring Romanian-language poets at Meru arts cafe in Iași.

Translation to other languages:

  • (French) Poems translated by Maria-Raluca Hanea for French literary publications secousseand aka(both published in 2013)
  • (English) Poems translated by Adam J. Sorkin for American literary journal Paragraphiti (2016) and by Alistair Ian Blyth for Anthology of contemporary poetry from Iași (2013; see publications list above)
  • (German) Poems translated by Andreas Saurer for Swiss literary magazine Orte (2016)

Literature festivals attended as author:

  • (2013, 2015, 2018, 2020) FILIT, Iași, Romania (Iași International Festival of Literature and Literary Translation)
  • (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018) TNCP/FIPB, Bucharest, Romania (National Poetry Book Fair / Bucharest International Poetry Festival)
  • (2018) Brussels Poetry Fest, Brussels, Belgium
  • (2018) Street Delivery, Iași, Romania
  • (2017) Zile și seri de literatură Doinaș – SAD III, Arad, Romania
  • (2016, 2018) Folkever, Siret, Romania
  • (2016) StudentFest, Timișoara, Romania
  • (2015) poezia e la bistrița, Bistrița, Romania
  • (2015) Poezia la Iași, Iași, Romania
  • (2014) Festivalul internațional de poezie de la Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania
  • (2013) Lectora, Suceava, Romania (German-Romanian Literary Festival Lectora)