Karmel Kandreva ( it, Carmelo Candreva; 1931–1982) was an Arbëresh writer and poet. He was born in Cerzeto (''Qanë'') in Calabria, Italy. Among his published works is a study ''Didactic test in a bilingual Arberesh environment'', about the right of the Arberesh people to cultivate their own language and to have it taught at schools. He also published several poetical volumes.

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*''Didactic test in a bilingual Italo-Albanian environment'' (1979) *''Spirit of Arbër is alive'' (1976) *''Spirit of Arbërs is alive: Albanian-Arberesh narrates II'' (1977) *''Spirit of Arbër is alive: ancient branch suffers III'' (1979)

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1931 births 1982 deaths Italian people of Arbëreshë descent Albanian-language writers People from the Province of Cosenza 20th-century Italian poets 20th-century Albanian poets Albanian male poets Italian male poets Albanian-language poets 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-poet-stub