Poetry

Life is a journey where we gather experiences, discover the depths of love, and ultimately face the searing pain of parting - whether through death, overwhelming grief, or the surreal void left by those we've lost. The absence of a spouse, a partner, a child, once so present, now gone, creates a chasm we struggle to comprehend. The poems in this collection reflect the author's observations on the human condition, capturing the profound joy of love and the deep ache of loss that inevitably follows. While deeply personal, these poems are meant to resonate universally with anyone who has lived, loved, and grieved. They offer a mirror to life's highs and lows, holding moments of humour, joy, and sorrow, and ultimately honouring a life well lived.

Sturge Town is a stunning collection of poems that connects with the roots of childhood to the reflections of a man turned witnessing his adult children occupying the space he once considered his own. Sturge Town is both an actual place, and a place of myth and a metaphor that parallels a journeying through time.

This is the third volume of Hajdari's poetry to be translated into English, but the first to cover the entire corpus of his work, and is an English-language equivalent to his bilingual (Italian/Albanian) Poesie scelte.