Mark Lucgjonaj | |
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| Born | August 30, 1986 Titograd, Yugoslavia (modern: Podgorica, Montenegro ) |
| Occupation | Professor,Writer,Journalist |
| Language | Albanian |
| Citizenship | Montenegrin |
| Alma mater | University of Pristina |
| Period | post-modernism |
| Genre | poetry |
Mark Lucgjonaj (born 30 August 1986) is an Albanian poet and professor. [1]
Mark Lucgjonaj was born in Podgorica to an Albanian family from Malësi. He finished elementary school and high school in his hometown Tuzi to continue studies in University of Pristina in Kosovo. Mark studied Albanian language and literature, and later he finished master's degree in Luigj Gurakuqi University in Shkodër. [2] He is the nephew of notable Gheg Albanian writer Nokë Sinishtaj.
In June 2014 Lucgjonaj published his first poetry book in Albanian Zhurma e Mendimeve (The Noise of Thoughts) and in Montenegrin Buka Misli.
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