IRMA KURTI is an Albanian poet, writer, lyricist, journalist, and translator, and has been writing since she was a child. She is a naturalized Italian and lives in Bergamo, Italy. All her books are dedicated to the memory of her beloved parents, Hasan Kurti and Sherife Mezini, who have supported and encouraged every step of her literary path.
She is also known to the public as the songwriter of numerous hit songs, which have been performed at numerous national and pop music festivals in Albania, Kosovo, and Macedonia. She has written around 200 song lyrics for both adults and children.
Kurti has won numerous literary prizes and awards in Albania, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, the USA, Canada, the Philippines, Lebanon, and China. She was awarded the Universum Donna International Prize IX Edition 2013 for Literature and received a lifetime nomination as an Ambassador of Peace by the University of Peace in Switzerland. In 2020, she became the honorary president of WikiPoesia, the encyclopedia of poetry. In 2023, she was awarded a Career Award from the Universum Academy Switzerland.
Irma Kurti is a member of the jury for several literary competitions in Italy. She is also a translator for the Ithaca Foundation in Spain.
Irma Kurti has published 117 works, including books of poetry, fiction, and translations. Her poetry has been translated into 40 languages. She is one of the most translated and published Albanian poets. Her books have been translated and published in 23 countries.