Ndoc Gjetja


Ndoc Gjetja was an Albanian poet.
He was born in Bërdicë near Shkodër in north Albania, but moved to Lezhë at a young age.
His poetry collections include Rrezatim of 1971, followed by Shqiponja rreh krahët of 1975, Qëndresa of 1977, E përditshme of 1982, Çaste of 1984, Poezi of 1987, Kthimet of 1991, and Dhjata ime of 1998.
Gjetja's philosophy was "even though I have published seven poetry collections, I consider myself the author of a single one, which would be materialized as a selection of the best poetries I managed to create".
He is considered a humanist poet.
Gjetja served also for 13 years as editor-in-chief of the Skena dhe ekrani, an art magazine which used to come during the communist era.
He would settle later in Tirana, where he died in 2010 after a long illness.