Basri Çapriqi (1960–2018) was an

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poet and literary critic. He was born in Krute (Krytha) in

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(Ulqin), present-day

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and studied Albanian language and literature at the

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. He was professor of style, semiotics and contemporary poetry at the Academy of Arts of Kosovo. He published seven anthologies of poetry and five works on literary criticism. Since 2012 he was a member of the

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. He has been considered a leading poet in the Albanian community in Montenegro.

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1960 births 2018 deaths Albanian poets People from Ulcinj Members of the Academy of Sciences of Albania Albanians in Montenegro {{Albania-writer-stub