The Poetry of Mihai Eminescu

Mihai Eminescu was born in Botosani on the 15th of January, 1850. He was the seventh of eleven children of George Caminarului Eminovici, from a Romanian peasant family in northern Moldova, and Raluca Eminovici.

"It was a beauty! A classic figure framed by some big black hair, a high forehead and bright, big eyes - the windows of the soul to see that someone is inside, a gentle smile and deep melancholy. He had the air of a young saint descended from an old icon, a child destined for pain, the face which sees the writing of future torment. "(Caragiale)