Astropoetry Adventures 2019 in Romania
By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
- Published: Friday, March 06 2020 22:51
I feel truly dynamic and happy
When time goes wrong:
Talking about astropoetry
Makes me younger and strong!
I began to make astropoetry presentations at national astronomical events in 1995, but only in 2019, after I abandoned my hard job of financial analyst, I could feel free for a large tour in Romania:
-February 02-03, 2019. Astronomer Disciple Gala, Miercurea Ciuc’s Cinema Hall, Central Romania (chief organizer Cosmin Sorin Miclos).
I presented a short history of astronomical poetry and a short musical-humorous astropoetry sketch.
But the most special moment was given by the national astrophotography laureate, Attila Munzlinger, who presented a superb astro-photo-poetry series, “Looking for the Little Prince”.
-March 22-24, 2019. 10-Year Jubilee of the SARM-Gorj Astroclub, Targu Jiu and Bumbesti Jiu, South-West Romania (chief-organizer Marcel Jinca).
I presented a short history of astronomical poetry and I pigmented with astropoems, quatrain-astroproverbs and a musical-humorous astropoetry sketch a few moments between astronomical presentations.
-June 24-26, 2019. 50-Year Jubilee of Baia Mare’s Astronomical Complex, North Romania (chief-organizer Ovidiu Ignat).
I made a presentation on SARM history, adorned by a few personal quatrain-astroproverbs, in the conference hall, and I coordinated a short astropoetry show (with Cosmin Sorin Miclos and Remus Carstea) under the planetarium cupola.
-August 23-29, 2019. SARM’s Astronomy Summer School, Runcu Stone, Meridional Carpathians (chief-organizer Valentin Grigore).
I contributed with astropoetry moments to the astronomy courses and workshops presented by Valentin Grigore, and finally I coordinated an astropoetry youth gala (8 authors, plus Valentin and me).
September 24-26, 2019. 50-Year Jubilee of Constanta’s Planetarium and Observatory, South-East Romania (chief-organizer Constanta Diamandi).
I recited an astropoetical dedication in the conference hall, three quatrain-astroproverbs under the planetarium cupola and ten quatrain-astroproverbs during the festive evening.
October 17-18, 2019. “Honoring IAU” - Romanian-French professional conference at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest (chief-organizers Mirel Barlan and Alin Nedelcu).
I realized two short astropoetry / cosmopoetry shows (the first one together with Valentin Grigore)
October 20, 2019. The Starry Underground Cosmopoetry Gala, Supernova Planetarium, Unirea Saline, Slanic Prahova, Meridional Carpathians (chief-organizer Dragos Brasov - Urania Astronomical Association).
At chief-organizer’s request, I coordinated (together with Liana Tauberg and Valentin Grigore) a complex show of cosmopoetry (astropoetry, astroessay, astrosketch and astrofolk music), astrophotography and classical music (on cosmic themes) with the participation of the valuable astropoets Zigmund Tauberg, Dan Mitrut and Valentin Grigore and a few admirable musicians.
November 01-05, 2019. The National Conference of the Astronomical Associations, Targoviste and Runcu Stone, Central-South Romania (chief-organizer Valentin Grigore, SARM).
I launched Zigmund Tauberg’s astropoetry anthology, “Astral Symphony”, and I filled intervals between astronomy lectures with personal quatrain-astroproverbs during the conference at the Dambovita County Library in Targoviste.
Then I coordinated a national cosmopoetry gala (which included astropoetry, astrohaiga, an open tribune for astronomical metaphors and a musical-humorous astropoetry sketch) with 20 participants (3 professional astronomers, more well-known amateur astronomers and astrophotographers, leaders of astronomical groups etc.) plus Valentin Grigore and me during the astronomical workshop at the Runcu Stone mountain pension in the Meridional Carpathians, where I also presented a short astropoetry recital for the "Noi si Cerul / Us and the Sky" TV Show (realized also by Valentin Grigore).
December 10, 2019. Mihail Sebastian Cultural Circle meeting, Bucharest (chief-organizer Zigmund Tauberg).
I managed, in the name of SARM, the final of the national tournament of astro-quatrain (finalists Zigmund Tauberg and me).
December 18, 2019. “Us, Eclipses and Latin American Sky” - astrohumanistic gala, Admiral Vasile Urseanu Bucharest Municipal Observatory (organizers: SARM and the observatory in partnership).
I managed moments of astropoetry (Zigmund Tauberg and me) and astrofolk music (Dan Mitrut) between cultural-astronomical presentations based on astrophotography by Valentin Grigore and guests.
I hope my experience may be useful for those who want to organize similar moments, especially during Global Astronomy Month.
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