Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
I have always rejoiced
The arrival of the moment
When you are next to me
And I hang on the threads of your breath
I walk with your thoughts
I am the wind of life
Don’t be afraid
Search for me among the words
Among them find the peace you seek…
THOUGH IT IS WINTER…
There is no more ice between us…
The
Sun follows us…
From above
Smiles at us
To bring us closer
As close as possible to each other
Laughter has come
To make us happy
Among walls of dreams
Surrounded
Around the burning fire
Together we build
A castle of air of being…
RATIONAL EGOISM…
A censored ego
Separates me from the selfish world…
Sad thoughts
Row
Collapse
Stumble with Nietzsche
Cracked monologues
Submit
In the fallen silence
That roars uncertainty
And fear of shadows that follow everywhere
To understand the indecipherable mystery of time that flows endlessly…
FEELING…
I live in an earthly paradise among 40 saints
I talk to the sea every moment
Receiving the blessing of the Sun, the Moon
Shake thoughts like waves
Build castles of dreams without slowing down
Seeing and feeling the tides
Hearing the cries of birds
on the foamy waves
that fade on the shore
I am endlessly happy from the salty air
I feel blessed like a goddess…
Bio: Marjeta Shatro Rrapaj was born in Gjirokastra. She is one of the contemporary Albanian poets. Rrapaj studied Albanian Literature at the University of Gjirokastra. She is the author of 12 volumes of poetries and a book of prose. 2 poetic volumes published in France in French. 1 poetic volume published in English and Spanish and one other volume published in 5 languages: Albanian, English, French, Italian, German. Her poems are a mixture of imagination and reality. In 2019, she received the Alphonso G. Newcomer Poetry Train Prize in the United States and Canada for the poetic volume “Vesta” and the first prize of the Poetry Festival in Bulgaria.
Editions
“In the sea of my eyes” poems (2016)
“Migration at dusk”poems (2017)
“Glittering seagulls” prose 2017
“To always be the smile of God”poems (2018)
“Nerthus”poems (2018) in French (2019)
“Vesta”poems (2019)
“Hestia” poems (2019)
“Far from illusions” poems in 5 languages (2020)
“Marevita”poems (2024)
“Latona’s blessing”poems(2024)
“The kiss of the sun”poems(2025)
“In the suits of words”poems(2025)
Translations
“Espalier in the wind” poems (2020)
“Poems” (2020)
“Poetic melodies” poems (2020)
“Whisper from another world”poems (2020)
“Fugacious whispers” poems (2021)
“From one meeting to another” prose (2021)
“Letters of silence” poems (2021)
“The Return of Prometheus”poems (2021)
“The indifferent destiny” poems (2021)
