Through the straights soul

I had a longing

My tear came out

In the stone of solitude.

Bilall Maliqi, an eminent poet and author from Kosovo, shares his poems

Bilall Maliqi was born on April 8th, 1969, in the Village of Elez Bali, Municipality of Presheva. He writes poetry and prose for children and adults, and is a literary critic. He is the author of 40 books in different genres. He has participated in several national and international literary events. His poetry also published in many anthologies. He is honorary chairman of the Writers Association “Fenix” in Presheva; Director of publications in Fenix publishing house; member of the Writers Union of Kosova; member of the Board of Director of Poetic Galaxy Atunis; Chairman of “Atunis Lugina” with offices in Presheva; member of the Board of Directors of Literary Association “Princ Muzaka”; coauthor of Literary Magazine for kids and teenagers “Djellori” and contributor on cultural matters in “Revista Nacionali”, and Deputy Editor of monthly magazine for kids entitled “Hopes”. Bilall Maliqi writes for the daily newspapers in Kosova and Macedonia.

Kosovo

A LONGING

Through the straights soul

I had a longing

My tear came out

In the stone of solitude

Was a (f) liberty

Of an ancient pain

To invade

And cure

With a hug

That was missing

Where hope drips

And feeds

A river of love.  

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Pristina, Kosovo- Photo courtesy: Britannica

THROUGH ANGLES OF A STAGE

You arrived in the stage of a dream

Was searching for your name

In that darkness did not see you

Only was hearing a text (written by me)

This voice

With turbulent echoes

Was turned through the platforms

Until brightness

Cut that darkness

Like inferno

Only to watch

My actor

While playing love. 

Translated from Albanian to English, Peter Tase.