Thought for the Day

. . . to publish poetry in these hard times is

a civilized act of hope.

~ Gezim Hajdari

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Quoted from Cristina Viti, "An Interview with Gezim Hajdari" at Words Without Borders

Also see translator Patrick Barron's interview with Viti, "Eternal Returns & Departures: Translating Gezim Hajdari".

Gezim Hajdari, Albanese Poet; Author, Most Recently, of Stigmata (Shearsman Books/England, February 2016); Winner, Montale Prize (1997). He lives in exile in Italy.

Read Hajdari's poem "I am leaving you Europe" at Words Without Borders.

Gezim Hajdari Profile at Shearsman Books 

Shearsman Books Page for Stigmata (Read an excerpt.)

Words Without Borders on FaceBook