Din Mehmeti (1932 – 12 November 2010) was an Albanian poet from Kosovo. He was among the best-known classical representatives of contemporary verse in Kosovo.[1]

Din Mehmeti
Mehmeti in 2006
Mehmeti in 2006
Born1932
Gjocaj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
DiedNovember 12, 2010(2010-11-12) (aged 77–78)
Gjakova, Kosovo
Occupationpoet, writer
LanguageAlbanian
NationalityKosovar
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
Period1961–2001

Career

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Mehmeti was born in 1932 in Gjocaj, Junik, near Gjakova, Kosovo, and attended the University of Belgrade for Albanian language and literature.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Në krahët e shkrepave (1961)
  • Rini diellore (1966)
  • Dridhjet e dritës (1969)
  • Heshtja e kallur (1972)
  • Fanar në furtuna (1981)
  • Agu, dramë (1982)
  • Prapë fillimi (1996)
  • Klithmë është emri im (Tirana, 2002)
  • Mos vdis kur vdiset (2001)

References

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  1. ^ "Vdiq poeti Din Mehmeti" (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  2. ^ Robert Elsie (2011), Historical Dictionary of Kosovo, Historical Dictionaries of Europe (2 ed.), The Scarecrow Press, Inc, pp. 185–186, ISBN 9780810874831