Ştefan Aug. Doinaş (1922–2002) was the pen name of Ştefan Popa. He has been described as a Romanian Neoclassical poet of the Communist era. As a student he joined the Sibiu Literary Circle, a group formed around the philosopher and poet Lucian Blaga. The first of his many books of poetry came out in 1964; he was also active as a translator. In 1992 he became a member of the Romanian Academy, and in 2002, honorary president of the Writers’ Union of Romania.