Bardhyl Londo (1948 – 18 February 2022) was an Albanian poet and writer.

Life and career

Born in

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

, Bardhyl graduated in

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and

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at the

University of Tirana The University of Tirana ( sq, Universiteti i Tiranës, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the ''State University of Tirana'' in 1957 through merging of ...

. After graduation, he taught for several years in schools in the

Përmet District Përmet District ( sq, Rrethi i Përmetit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 25,837 in 2001, and an area of . Its area has an Aromanian mino ...

, then started working as an editor in the literary magazine Drita (Light). He made his debut as a poet with a book of poems published in 1975. He was one of the most popular lyrical poets in Albania in the 1980s. He was the author of eight poems and several novels. In 1989, he was awarded the Migjeni writers prize. In the 1990s, he headed the Albanian Union of Writers and Artists. In 2012, Bardhyl Londo's translation from the English language of Adam Zagajewski's book of poetry, "The City Where I Would Like to Live", was published in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

. In February 2022, Bardhyl was hospitalised in Tirana. He died there on 18 February, at the age of 74.

Works

Poetry

* ''Krisma dhe trëndafila'', Tirana 1975. * ''Hapa në rrugë'', Tirana 1981. * ''Emrin e ka dashuri'', Tirana 1984. * ''Si ta qetësoj detin'', (How to calm down the ocean), Tirana 1988 * ''Shën Shiu'', Tirana 2010 * ''Jeta që na dhanë'', Tirana 2013

Prose

* ''Uhëzime për kapërcimin e detit'', Tirana 1984 (novel)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Londo, Bardhyl 1948 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Albanian poets 21st-century Albanian poets 20th-century Albanian educators People from Përmet Albanian male poets