إيرما كورتي

IRMA KURTI is an Albanian poet, writer, lyricist, journalist, and translator, and has been writing since she was a child. She is a naturalized Italian and lives in Bergamo, Italy. All her books are dedicated to the memory of her beloved parents, Hasan Kurti and Sherife Mezini, who have supported and encouraged every step of her literary path.

She is also known to the public as the songwriter of numerous hit songs, which have been performed at numerous national and pop music festivals in Albania, Kosovo, and Macedonia. She has written around 200 song lyrics for both adults and children.

Kurti has won more than 100 awards and recognitions in Italy, Switzerland, the USA, Canada, the Philippines, Lebanon, China, and Greece. She was awarded the Universum Donna International Prize IX Edition 2013 for Literature and received a lifetime nomination as an Ambassador of Peace by the University of Peace in Switzerland. In 2020, she became the honorary president of WikiPoesia, the poetry encyclopedia. In 2021, she was awarded the title of Liria (Freedom) by the Italian-Albanian community in Italy. She received the Leonardo da Vinci and Giacomo Leopardi prizes from the Chimera Arte Contemporanea Cultural Association of Lecce. The same Association also honored her with the European Ambassador Award and named her the Best Poet of the Year in 2022.

She received the Grazia Deledda medal and diploma of merit from the National Committee of WikiPoesia on the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Italian poet. In 2023, she was awarded a Career Award from the Universum Academy Switzerland.

Irma Kurti is a member of the jury for several literary competitions in Italy. She is also a translator for the Ithaca Foundation in Spain.

Irma Kurti has published 118 works, including books of poetry, fiction, and translations. Her poetry has been translated into 40 languages.

She is one of the most translated and published Albanian poets. Her books have been translated and published in 24 countries.