Alice Călugăru

Alice Ștefania Stănescu Călugăru (pen name Alice Orient; July 4, 1886 – 1924) was a French-born Romanian poet.

Biography Born in Paris, her parents were Ștefan Stănescu Călugăru, an officer in the Romanian Army, and his wife Maria (née Carabella). She attended high school in Bucharest, where she was classmates with George Topîrceanu, and graduated in 1907. She began publishing verses at an early age, in Sămănătorul (1903) and Dumineca (1905). The only poetry book she put out was Viorele (1905). Other magazines that ran her work include Analele literare, politice, științifice, Viața literară, Luceafărul, Ramuri, Convorbiri Literare and Viața Românească.