Iulian Vesper

Iulian Vesper (pen name of Teodor C. Grosu; November 22, 1908–February 11, 1986) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet and prose writer.

Born in Horodnic de Sus, Suceava County, in the Bukovina region, his parents were Constantin Grosu, a farmer and church singer, and his wife Teodosia (née Prelipcean).

His early poetry situated him within the Iconar group of Bukovina poets, who advocated metaphysical verses in an avant-garde style.

He published volumes of poetry (Echinox în odăjdii, 1933; Constelații, 1935; Poeme de Nord, 1937; Izvoare, 1942; Poezii, 1968; Ascultând nopțile, 1972; Al treilea orizont, 1979), historical fiction (Viața lui Mihai Viteazul, 1939; Chipuri domnești, 1944) and novels (Primăvara în țara fagilor, 1938; Glasul, 1957).

Aside from his hermetic poems and those which display a somewhat affected messianism, Vesper's poetry, innately romantic, is undoubtedly valuable.