Ndoc Gjetja | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1944 Bërdicë, Albania |
| Died | June 7, 2010 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Poet, editor |
| Language | Albanian |
| Literary movement | Socialist realism |
Ndoc Gjetja (March 9, 1944 – June 7, 2010) was an Albanian poet.
He was born in Bërdicë near Shkodër in north Albania, but moved to Lezhë at a young age.
His poetry collections include Rrezatim (Radiance) of 1971, followed by Shqiponja rreh krahët (The eagle flounces) of 1975, Qëndresa (Resistance) of 1977, E përditshme (Daily) of 1982, Çaste (Moments) of 1984, Poezi (Poetry) of 1987, Kthimet (The comebacks) of 1991, and Dhjata ime (My Testament) of 1998.
Gjetja's philosophy was "even though I have published seven poetry collections, I consider myself the author of a single one, which would be materialized as a selection of the best poetries I managed to create".
He is considered a humanist poet.
Gjetja served also for 13 years as editor-in-chief of the Skena dhe ekrani (The scene and the screen), an art magazine which used to come during the communist era.
He would settle later in Tirana, where he died in 2010 after a long illness.
References
- ^ a b c d Poezi nga Ndoc Gjetja [Poetry from Ndoc Gjetja] (in Albanian), archived from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2016-01-15
- ^ Ndoc Gjetja: Njeriun ne jete e ben te lumtur vetem Njeriu [Ndoz Gjetja: Only people can make people happy] (in Albanian), Gazeta Shekulli, 2009, retrieved 2016-01-15
External links
- Works by Ndoc Gjetja at Open Library
- Obituary (in Albanian)
