Din Mehmeti

Din Mehmeti was born in Gjoçaj, near Junik, in western Kosovo, and studied Albanian language and literature in Belgrade, where he discovered the European poets. He taught at the teacher training school of Gjakova. He published his first poem in 1949 and, from 1961 until his death, more than fifteen collections, as well as prose, criticism and a play. His poetry has been translated into English, Italian, French and Croatian. He died in Gjakova in 2010.

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• PoetryAs në tokë as në qiellDin Mehmeti · 1988not translated into EnglishLiterature