1969 – Romanian Writers’ Union Poetry Prize (1969),
1970 – Poetry Prize from the Romanian Academy
1982 – Romanian Writer’s Association Fiction Award;
1982 – Gottfried von Herder Award (University of Vienn);
1997 – “Mihai Eminescu” National Poetry Award (Bucharest)
1998 – Award for Children’s Literature (Bucuresti);
1999 – Hope Award from Timisoara Society
2000 – Poetry Award from the Writers’ Union (Bucuresti);
2000 – Poetry Award from the journal Cuvantul (Bucuresti);
2001 – “Opera Omnia” Award from the Romanian Writers’ Union
2002 – Vilenica International Literature Award (Slovenia),
2003 – Award from the journal Poesis (Bucuresti);
2005 – “Giuseppe Acerbi” Special Poetry Award (Modena 2005).
2005 – Camaiore International Poetry Prize (Italy)
2007 – International Poetry Prize of the City of Aqvilla (Italia)
2007 – Highest Award from the International Festival Lucian Blaga – 17th edtion
2014 – Award from the journal Observator Cultural for Memory Literature– 8th edition
2014 –“Opera Omnia” Award by the journal Revista Convorbiri Literare, 18th edition (Iasi)
2016 – “European Poet of Freedom” Award (Gdansk).
2018 –Griffin Lifetime Recognition Award for Excellence in Poetry (Toronto)
2019 – Golden Wreath from the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences (Struga 2019)
2019 – International Poetry Award Ján Smrek (Bratislava Slovakia)