Vlaicu Victor Virgil Bârna (December 4, 1913 – March 11, 1999) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet. Born in Crișan, Hunedoara County, in the Transylvania region, his parents Ion Bârna and Maria (née Pavel) were peasants. After graduating from Avram Iancu High School in Brad in 1932, he entered the literature and philosophy faculty of Bucharest University, earning his degree in 1936. He was editing secretary for Azi magazine and editor at Rampa and România (under Cezar Petrescu's direction in 1938–1939) and at the daily Ardealul. From 1941 to 1947, he was press representative at the Propaganda Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. Under the Communist regime, he was editor at Editura de Stat pentru Literatură și Artă from (1949–1951), literary adviser at Radiodifuziunea română (1951–1966