Constantin Abăluță is a contemporary Romanian poet, novelist, essayist, critic, translator and painter. He has published over 40 books. Some of his poetry volumes worth mentioning are Piatra (The Stone, 1968), Unu (One, 1970), the anthology Obiecte de tăcere (Objects of Silence, 1979), Drumul furnicilor (The Path of Ants, 1997, second edition 2011), Cârtița lui Pessoa (Pessoa's Mole, 1999), the anthology Totul despre nimic (Everything About Nothing, 2011) etc. He is also the author of the anthology Poezia română după proletcultism (2000).