Jeton Kelmendi Albanian poet

Early life and education
Jeton Kelmendi was born in Peja in 1978. He attended primary school and secondary school in his native town, and then he studied at the University of Prishtina. He is a veteran of the Kosovo Liberation Army.

[edit] Career
Kelmendi is a correspondent for several Albanian (Kosovar and Albanian) media, covering political and cultural issues. Kelmendi's poetry is translated in several languages and is included in a number of anthologies. He is a member of several international poets’ clubs and he has contributed to cultural magazines, especially in English. The themes that dominate his creations are love and the raw realities of the political situation, quite often permeated by feelings of disappointment for the current state of affairs.

Kelmendi is currently settled in Brussels and he is a member of the Professional Journalists Association of Europe.

Shekulli i Premtimeve / The century of promises, 1999 (poetry)

Përtej Heshtjes / Beyond the silence, 2002 (poetry)

Në qoftë mesditë / If it is noon, 2004 (poetry)

Më fal pak Atdhe / Give me some homeland, 2005 (poetry)

Ku shkojnë ardhjet / Where are the comings heading to, 2007 (poetry)

Zonja Fjalë / Mrs. word 2007 (play)

Ce mult s-au rãrit scrisorile (Sa fortë janë rralluar letrat) / Ce mult s-au rãrit scrisorile (how infrequent have the letters become) personal Anthology of poems in Romanian 2007.