For the poet Lulzim Tafa, there are no taboos or untouchable, forbidden things, no idols or models created era after era, but the cultivation of this kind of poetry leaves a message for fanatics of beliefs and volunteers of crowds; he preserves the element of surprise in every poem and cycle with other predecessors. He prefers short poetry and free verse, venturing where not everyone can go. He finds poetic imagery in the most ordinary events, but also in myths, treaties, and ancient biblical documents; he feels pain for the passing of his mother or the absence of ‘a window by the grave’; he employs irony, even to the point of sarcasm, with everyday life events.

He was born on 2nd February 1970 in Lipjan near Prishtina, the capital city of the Republic of Kosova. He completed his primary and secondary education in his birthplace, in Lipjan…
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