Andreas Zarbalas
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Andreas Zarbalas is an Albanian
poet and journalist of Greek
ethnicity.
Zarbalas, was born in the village of Llazat near Sarandë
, in southern Albania. He initially worked as a Greek language teacher in local schools. At 1968 he started to write poems in the literary column of the newspaper Laiko Vima
, which was the only printed media allowed to be published in Greek language, in communist Albania (1945–1991). He mainly composed poems in free verse.
At 1991 when the communist regime in Albania collapsed he became one of the founding members and the first President of the local Greek political and cultural organization Omonoia
. At the following elections he got elected as a representative of Omonoia in the Albanian Government.
Zarbalas published his first poetry collection We insist , in 1981. Moreover, with his collection 101 poems for a handful of earth , written in 1972, but unpublished until 1991, Zarbalas became a key figure among the Greeks in southern Albania (Northern Epirus
). He used free verse as a symbol of free spirit. Zarbalas used a lot of traditional elements with a metaphoric and allegoric approach.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
poet and journalist of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
ethnicity.
Zarbalas, was born in the village of Llazat near Sarandë
Sarandë
Sarandë or Saranda is the capital of the District of Sarandë, Albania, and is one of the most important tourist attractions of the Albanian Riviera. It is situated on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean 2 nautical miles from the Greek island of Corfu. The city of Saranda has a...
, in southern Albania. He initially worked as a Greek language teacher in local schools. At 1968 he started to write poems in the literary column of the newspaper Laiko Vima
Laiko Vima
Laiko Vima is a bi-weekly newspaper published in Gjirokastër, that serves the local Greek communities in Albania. It was founded in 1945 and was the only newspaper printed in the Greek language during the Socialist People's Republic of Albania.-Background:...
, which was the only printed media allowed to be published in Greek language, in communist Albania (1945–1991). He mainly composed poems in free verse.
At 1991 when the communist regime in Albania collapsed he became one of the founding members and the first President of the local Greek political and cultural organization Omonoia
Omonoia (organization)
Omonoia is a social, political and cultural organization in Albania that promotes minority rights for the Greek minority in the south of the country....
. At the following elections he got elected as a representative of Omonoia in the Albanian Government.
Zarbalas published his first poetry collection We insist , in 1981. Moreover, with his collection 101 poems for a handful of earth , written in 1972, but unpublished until 1991, Zarbalas became a key figure among the Greeks in southern Albania (Northern Epirus
Northern Epirus
Northern Epirus is a term used to refer to those parts of the historical region of Epirus, in the western Balkans, that are part of the modern Albania. The term is used mostly by Greeks and is associated with the existence of a substantial ethnic Greek population in the region...
). He used free verse as a symbol of free spirit. Zarbalas used a lot of traditional elements with a metaphoric and allegoric approach.