Aurel Pantea
Aurel Pantea (; born 10 March 1952) is a Romanian poet and literary critic. Born in Chețani, Mureș County into a family of peasants, Pantea attended the Faculty of Letters of the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, graduating in 1976. During the university years he collaborated with the magazine "Equinox". After graduation, he taught at Borșa and Alba Iulia. Since 1989 he is the director of the magazine "Vatra", and since 1990 he is the director of the magazine "Discobolul". He is a member of the Writers' Union of Romania.