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MORE POEMS FROM SHAIP EMERLLAHU.

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BIODATA OF SHAIP EMERLLAHU Shaip Emerllahu was born in 1962 in Tetovo, Macedonia. He graduated in Philology of Albanian language and Literature from University of Prishtina, Kosovo. He was a journalist and culture editor for newspaper ‘Flaka’, before becoming a lecturer in University in Tetovo until now. He is Director of International Poetry Festival ‘Ditet e Naimit’ in Tetovo. He published poetry books since 1994 including Pagezimi I viteve (Baptism of The Years), Projekti i thyer (Broken Projects) Vdekj e pakte (Little Death), as a co-author he published about testimonies of the massacres in Kosovo….edhe ne deshmojne/We Witness etc. All his books were published in Albanian language and many were translated into English. He participated in many international Poem Festival all over the world in Colombia,Ireland, Tunisia, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria etc. His works been translated into many languages French, English, Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, Romanian, Polish, Croati...

GIORGIO MOIO AND HIS VISUAL AND LINEAR POETRY REVIEWED BY FRANCESCO MUZZIOLI

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GIORGIO MOIO VA “AL FRONTE” 9 GENNAIO 2023 FRANCESCOMUZZIOLI Poesia visiva e poesia lineare si possono disporre in un chiasma. Da un lato la poesia visiva utilizza come materiali parole e lettere incentivandone il valore grafico e magari ritagliandole come materiali visivi tra gli altri da assemblare in collage; dall’altro lato la poesia lineare può non esserlo poi tanto – lineare, dico – e spostare le sue linee in modo da occupare diverse posizioni, lasciare spazi bianchi, operare sui caratteri, e così via. Entrambe le operazioni sono unite dall’intenzione di strappare il lettore dalla consueta e abitudinaria percezione del linguaggio.Di un simile chiasma approfitta da par suo Giorgio Moio nella recente pubblicazione di Testo al fronte, edito da Bertoni sul finire dell’anno appena terminato. E l’affrontamento cui allude il titolo è realizzato per l’appunto mediante l’alternanza di poesia visiva e poesia lineare che – con le interferenze che si sono dette – si danno il cambio ri...

JETON KELMENDI

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BIODATA OF JETON KELMENDI JETON KELMENDI Poet, playright, publicist, translator, publisher. Born in the city of Peja, Kosovo (1978), Jeton Kelmendi completed his studies at the University of Pristina in Mass communication.He finished his second master degree in diplomacy and PhD in the “Influence of media in EU Political Security Issues”. He is professor at AAB University College. He is active member of the European Academy of Science and Arts in Salzburg Austria. For many years he has written poetry, prose, essays and short stories. He is a regular contributor to many newspapers, in Albania and abroad, writing on many cultural and political topics, especially concerning international affairs.Jeton Kelmendi became well known in Kosova, after the publication of his first book entitled: “The Century of Promises” (“Shekulli i Premtimeve”), published in 1999.His poems are translated into more that twenty-seven languages and published in several international Literature Anthologies....

CONGRATULATIONS JAA JASRIL. YOUR RHYMES ARE REPUBLISHED HERE.

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BIODATA OF JAA JASRIL Aussie-born Jaa Jasril admires the underground scene. As an ardent fan of hiphop/R&B music, Jaa wrote rhymes and was strongly influenced by verses and beats. Born in NSW Sydney , Australia, and has lived most of his life in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A regular contributor to the AZAHAR REVISTA MAGAZINE (SPAIN), Jaa Jasril has written more than 200 poems. Some are published poems read by international audiences. Jaa Jasril is an experienced Fitness Training Specialist focussed on psychology and sports coaching. He believes that poetry can change the world and uses it to inspire a mixture of positivity even after hardship occurs. You can find out more about him at FB: Jaa Jasril , IG: jaaheart RHYMES BY JAA JASRIL BY THE BAY Breeze of the sea, smell of the sand, its been awhile. Since I last work on my tan, ...

PROF DOMENICO PISANA AND HIS PLANET WOMEN ANTHOLOGY.

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BIODATA OF DOMENICO PISANA DOMENICO PISANA was born in Modica in 1958, is the Founding President of the Caffè Letterario Quasimodo, a literary circle, which has been promoting forten years the cultural, poetical and literary valorization of the Iblean territory. After having finished his degree in Theology, he obtained a Ph.d in Moral Theology at the Accademia Alfonsiana dell’Università Lateranense and the II level Master in School Leadership. He has been a journalist since 1985 and is the Director of the online newspaper www.radiortm.it . He published: 10 poetry books, 11 volumes about literary criticism , among which there is the essay on Quasimodo Quel Nobel venuto dal Sud – Salvatore Quasimodo tra gloria ed oblio (2006), 11 theological and ethical texts , among which the book Sulla tua parola getterò le reti (1999), published by Edizioni San Paolo, stands out and were fully translated in Polish and Spanish language, historical and political volumes. Domenico Pisana’s poetry...

ENGJELL I BERISHA, THE POET FROM GJAKOVA, KOSOVO

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ENGJELL I BERISHA'S BIOGRAPHY Engjell I. Berisha, was born on June 17th, 1962, District of Gjakova, Kosovo. During his studies on Albanian Language and Literature in Prishtina, has frequently published on periodicals since 1985 and continued for many years.Published his first book in 1990 while continuing later with four poetry volumes. In 1993 established the Literary magazine “Fiction Magazine” while serving as its managing editor. Has been a contributor on almost every newspaper published in Kosova, while in 1995-1999, worked as an investigative journalist in the daily “Bota Sot” and in the weekly “Eurozeri”.In 1997 in the traditional conferences of Gjeçovi, earned the annual prize for best poetry. In 2002, in the conference of poetry, won the prize of “poetry gathering” with his book entitled: “Çati eshtrash”(House Ceiling of Dreams).In December 2006, won a literary prize, “Serembe on Poetry” with his book, “Drunken memory” from the Art Club of Laç. Is the founder and man...

BOOK REVIEW OF BETWEEN STOLEN GLANCES BY PROF RAHMAN SHAARI

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Rahman Shaari was born on 5th Sept 1949, in Perlis. Received primary education in Perlis, then at Alam Shah School, in Cheras, KL. He entered Sultan Idris Teacher Training College in 1970 and continued his education at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 1973 and gained his Bachelor’s degree in Literature 1976. After working at the Ministry of Education for 6 years, he continued his stuies at UKM, and obtained his Master’s degree. He was appointed as a lecturer at the Faculty of Education ini 1988. In 1991, he attended a course on international writing at the University of Iowa, USA. In 2003, he was appointed as a Professor at Media Studies Department.Rahman Shaari received the S.E.A Write Award in 2007. He received the National Laureate Award of Malaysia in 2022. He is currently the President of Malaysian Poetry Association (Penyair) REPUBLISHED FROM INTRODUCTION OF BETWEEN STOLEN GLANCES/ANTARA MENCURI PANDANG POETRY COLLECTION THIS REVIEW WAS PUBLISHED IN F...