Classic FormatJoin us at Quo Vadis again this year!The International Film Festival "Quo Vadis" will take place this year in Iași from November 10-14, 2026, with the theme "My Neighbor". A few program highlights: Tuesday, November 10, the film...Anca Stanciu19 Oct. 20262
EmbersCostumesWe were striving to live the lives of others We polished them with spit We gave them a middle parting And then, splash into them As in a pool that's too shallow From where, mind you, cracked skulls...Anca Stanciu15 Oct. 20264
EmbersIn place ofInstead of a heart I carried in my chest A tomb A cavern, a chasm, an abyss With which I made tender gestures Towards you Concavities with tentacles Caressed feverishly Your absence Instead of a heartAnca Stanciu6 Oct. 20264
EmbersThe HunterI was the hunter of the unseen bird I aimed at the sky And I waited Drops of blood The sign, you see, That I had hit the target Sometimes, sometimes I would get tired after so much Looking up And...Anca Stanciu29 Sep. 20267
EmbersThe BoatmanThe boatman carried From one bank to the other Words, meanings, understandings And the boat swayed But he couldn't, He couldn't rest They called him with a long wail The words that wanted To come...Anca Stanciu23 Sep. 20265
EmbersI, with poetryYou didn't know, but I, with poetry, was feeling the fringes of eternity even cracking open the door a bit from beyond even getting my fingers caught in it when, unexpectedly, it slammed shut due to...Anca Stanciu18 Sep. 20269
EmbersProfoundI was bending deep into you With my head under water I was looking through the thick ink Until, on the bottom of the lake, I would find the shell of light There, in its hollow, I would curl up with...Anca Stanciu9 Sep. 20266
EmbersMy nameI didn't know who I was And when I remembered, I'd forget again. It was too dreadful, Impossible to bear, So, to stay on my feet, I had to forget Who I am And just to hold your hand As you headed...Anca Stanciu3 Sep. 20266
EmbersIn the heart of summerWe wear gloves in mid-summer That's how I was, rather haphazard, And when a man puts on a sheepskin coat I was putting on, mistakenly, a sandal. If on the road there was a pit My clumsy feet With a...Anca Stanciu27 Aug. 20267
EmbersTowardsWe bared our vital organs in turn Then, with fear, we covered them, Fragile As in a slow dance As in a death played in slow motion I thought I knew you After so many baring And coverings with me...Anca Stanciu20 Aug. 20263
EmbersThe MountainsEvery night I was moving mountains And in the morning I'd find them back in place Boulders and rocks Crushing my chest Gravel and mud Filling my mouth Vultures and snakes Coiling around my orbitAnca Stanciu12 Aug. 20264
Classic Format"Colorful Wings" at Ipotești!The Ipotești Memorial, the "Mihai Eminescu" National Center for Studies, and the Botoșani County Council invite you to a unique and complex cultural event: “Colorful Wings” is the title of the...Cosmina Dragomir, Șerban Madgearu, and Anca Stanciu31 Iul. 20266
