He began his doctoral studies at the University of Berlin in 1912, but was forced to drop out after 1913 due to lack of funds.

Literary critic George Călinescu remarked: "[Bucuța] is the first intimist in the proper sense of the word, a poet who sings of his small domestic universe".

He published three novels: Fuga lui Șefki ("Șefki's Escape", 1927; winner of the Romanian Writers' Society prize in 1928); Maica Domnului de la mare ("Our Lady of the Sea", 1930) and Capra neagră ("The Black Goat", 1938).

His work was also published in several other journals, including Drum drept, Ideea Europeană, Gândirea, Ramuri, and Viața Românească.

[3] His magazine Boabe de grâu was mainly focused on cultural pluralism within and outside of Romania's borders, a recurring theme in his work.

Bucuța served as a member of several cultural societies: Asociația Transilvană pentru Literatura Română și Cultura Poporului Român (ASTRA, "The Transylvania Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People); Societațea Română de Geografie ("the Romanian Geography Society"); Asociația "Hanul Drumeților" ("The 'Hanul Drumeților' Association"); Societatea Etnografică Română ("The Romanian Ethnographic Society"); Societatea "Graiul românesc" ("The 'Graiul românesc' Society", for whose magazine he also served as editor); and Asociația "Les amis de France" ("The 'Friends of France' Association").