Aurel Rău (born 9 November 1930[1]) is a Romanian poet, novelist, and translator.
He was born in Josenii Bârgăului, Bistrița-Năsăud County, the son of Iacob Rău and Floarea, née Chibulcutean.
From 1942 to 1949 he studied at high schools în Năsăud, Bistrița, and Cluj.
[2][3] During the Communist era, Rău managed to publish poetry of high quality, avoiding too many realist-socialism poems.
While Alexandru Piru labels his poetic style as manneristic,[4] Gheorghe Grigurcu considers him to be the most representative contemporary poet of Transylvania.