Poet. Nikollë Loka was born in Sang of Mirdita on March 25, 1960; graduated as a teacher at “Luigj Gurakuqi” University of Shkodra. He worked as a teacher, principal in a high school and education inspector in the district of Mirdita, then a teacher in a high school in Tirana and a lecturer at “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University in Elbasan. Lives in Tirana. Author of nine poetic volumes in Albanian and three poetic volumes in Italian (two of which with co-authors). In addition to Albanian, his poems have been published in Italian, English, French, German, Romanian and Swedish. Invited to television and radio shows dedicated to literature. Editor and reviewer of several literary works, mainly in poetry. Winner of several literary awards in the country and abroad. Member of several national and international literary associations. Included in the Lexicon of Albanian writers 1501-2001, as well as in the Encyclopedia of poets of the Italian language, published by “Aletti Editore”, Rome 2021; in the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mirdita, “Emal” Publications, Tirana 2021.

(Poem by:)

Nikollë Loka

I’ve seen in the midnight 

I’ve seen in the midnight 

the mysitic sky 

on the ground laying. 

Above it the starst got drunk 

with air, 

go and come 

on something hidden,

and thousands of butterflies completed 

with colours an empty space.

I’ve come down seven stairs

under seven sky shadows, 

where clouds crashed 

in the sea shore like waves. 

I’ve walked 

over on my own shadow, 

just when it came near me, 

crashed it without any hurt

publshed by.

Poet. Tamikio L Dooley

Editor In Chief-PEN CRAFT literature, Michigan America.

Edited by:

Poet. Sadiqur Rahman Rumen Bangladesh