Ndoc Gjetja
Ndoc Gjetja (March 9, 1944 – June 7, 2010) was an Albanian poet.
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| Born | March 9, 1944 Bërdicë, Albania |
| Died | June 7, 2010 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Poet, editor |
| Language | Albanian |
| Literary movement | Socialist realism |
He was born in Bërdicë near Shkodër in north Albania, but moved to Lezhë at a young age.[1]
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.[1]
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".[1]
He is considered a humanist poet.[1]
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.[2]
He would settle later in Tirana, where he died in 2010 after a long illness.
References
- 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