Llazar Siliqi
Llazar Siliqi was a notable Albanian poet. His poetic profile was influenced by the work of Mayakovsky.
Siliqi was born in Shkodër, the son of the Albanian poet and nationalist figure Risto Siliqi. He was an active participant of the Albanian resistance during World War II, was arrested and interned in the Nazi concentration camp in Pristina, today's Kosovo.
Siliqi was the librettist of the first Albanian opera, Mrika, composed by Prenkë Jakova, as well as Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu of 1969, an epic-heroic work written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Scanderbeg, Albania's national hero, with music from Jakova as well.
Siliqi is also known for the epic-narrative poem Prishtina of 1949, dedicated to the Pristina Nazi concentration camp during World War II, and for the screenplay of the movie Komisari i Dritës of 1966.
A long time member of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists, he participated in the Orthography Congress of 1972 where the orthographic rules of the Albanian language were standardized, and was one of the signatories.Other works
- Mësuesit dhe Atit: Poezi dhe prozë shqipe kushtuar emrit të J. V. Stalinit, as co-editor, Tirana: Ndërmarrja shtetërorre e botimeve, 1953.
- Mësuesi, Tirana: Ndërmarrja shtetërorre e botimeve, 1955.
- Thirrja e zemrës, Tirana: Ndërmarrja shtetërorre e botimeve, 1957.
- Kangët nuk mbeten kurr të pakëndueme!, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri" 1959.
- Ringjallje: poemë, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri", 1960.
- Kangë entuziaste, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri" 1962.
- Albanian contemporary prose, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri", 1963.
- Kalorësi i lirisë: poemë dramatike, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri", 1967.
- Nga porti i ri deri ku vlon malsia, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri" 1967.
- Festë, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri", 1970.
- Kur zemra flet, as co-editor, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri" 1970.
- Poemë për gruan shqiptare, Tirana: General Council of the Women's Union of Albania, 1972.
- Poema e dritës, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri" 1972.
- Heshtja që flet, Prishtina: Rilindja, 1972.
- Ju flet Tirana, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri" 1974.
- Poezia Shqipe, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri" 1976.
- Përpara historisë, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri" 1979.
- Për ty zemra na këndon: antologji poetike për partinë, as co-editor, Tirana: "Naim Frashëri", 1981.
