Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Art/Poezi


Albanian poet shares latest collection

January 25, 2010 by Amy Woodward

Black Mountain Institute welcomes Luljeta Lleshanaku


“There’s so much hugging in here!” laughed Carol Harter, executive director of the Black Mountain Institute, during her introduction for Albanian poet Luljeta Lleshanaku.

Lleshanaku, surrounded by friends and colleagues, was welcomed to Las Vegas for the reading of her most recent collection of poems, “Child of Nature.”

“I feel very emotional, very touched being back in Las Vegas… It’s my favorite city,” Lleshanaku said.

The poet, International Women’s Forum Fellow and winner of the prestigious Kristal Vilenice Prize, had previously received a nine-month residency from BMI.

During those nine months, she was able to focus on her work and thanked both BMI and UNLV for the opportunity.