INVITATION-FTESË (at Tirana)

INVITATION-FTESË (at Korça)

SWEDEN POETS

IMPRESSED! 
Learn about two young poets!
Louise and Henke except a couple, they are two Sweden poets, which took place to an international event here to Boräs, organized and supported from some Albanian organizations here in Sweden and the government of Sweden! 
They both, gave a special nuance, with their great performance, their work, their presentation! 
An Albanian Poet, translated shortly just for me, whispered on my ear, I felt these words, like a bit of my heart! 
Wish successes, both of you!
Impressed!
Louise Halvardsson and Henric Mimerson

PRESENTATION ON TV - VILA 24

VILA 24 EMISIONI I MENGJESIT - PERRALLA TE VJETRA
Villa 24 - morning show - Fairy tales

9th May 2014 I was invited at Vila 24 by Androniki Kolka! There we talk about my first book with Albanian fairy tales, how I collected and how I started my carrier! 

Here shortly I explained to all of you friends and readers, you are not speaking Albanian, to know what about I and Niki we are talking! 

Wish have nice time! 

Yours J.

ORIT SHIMONI - SONGWRITER/SINGER

This photo is with Peter Van Velthoven, performing at the Crossroads Cafe in Antwerp, with Ingrid Veerman and Two Dollar Twodollar Bash, few years ago

I heard her voice some days ago! I saw her on stage, i enjoyed her performance, I loved her as she present herself to her audience! 

Yes, she is a great! Only two words, are enough to describe Orit Shimoni! 

I decide to have an interview! 

So read and learn more about Orit, a talented musician, songwriter, singer, a dynamic women!

Orit, you are composer/writer, musician and teacher! How you manage your time and arrive to be satisfated reaching your aims?

   I was a school-teacher foreight years, with music always a side-project.  Eventually, after I had two albums, I decided that I want to focus all of my energy on music.  It was hard to leave teaching behind, but I have discovered that I get much joy from performance, and can share the same educational values through music.        I have also written a few children's stories and give story-telling workshops for children sometimes, so I still get to have that wonderful interaction with children, between my shows for adults.  There is, thankfully, enough time for songwriting, but writing bigger projects has been very challenging, as I am always on the road.  I still haven't figured out the perfect formula, but I keep working on everything as hard as I can.

How you will describe shortly yourself?

   I describe: myself changes with my mood, but the consistent character traits I have are that I am emotional, very sensitive, I care very much about social justice and equality.  

I am hard-working but a bit disorganized.  I am a very serious person, but I still maintain a sense of humour, sometimes sarcasm.  I try to learn from every situation, about me, myself, others, and the world. I am intensely philosophical and this can be quite exhausting, but it's worth it.

You are a canadiens citizens! Your origin coming from? 

Did your culture affected your carrier? 

   I am both Canadian and Israeli.  Being Israeli is a challenge because it is a country that everyone has an opinion about.  I often feel very misunderstood, which is very difficult.  Growing up in Jerusalem, in the context of chronic wars has definitely shaped my identity. The tragedy of wars everywhere affects me emotionally and spiritually. I believe so much in peaceful dialogue and diplomacy. I am a bit traumatized from the violence I have experienced in Israel, and also the history of the place and both peoples is so intense and complicated, that I cannot shut off my political self. Where other people can sometimes be more easy-going, being from Jerusalem means I am always worried about what is happening in that part of the world.  My wish since I was a young girl of five years old has been for peaceful resolution, so both sides can live a normal life.  It is hard to be optimistic. My Canadian side celebrates cultural diversity and wishes this kind of tolerance for the rest of the world.

How you describe your first steps, you stared to follow your dream? 

Here I want to be focused on your hardly time as I heard from you, that you explained during the concert at Art Stalker Gallery.

   My steps toward becoming a full-time musician were gradual.  I always sang, and began to play the guitar when I was 12 years old, already writing my first songs when I was 15.  It was a fantasy that I would grow up to be a 'real' singer and I tried to proceed with a normal life. I did not dare imagine that I would be a real musician, even though I was actually already performing in cafes and bars from the time I was 16.   But when I moved to Montreal, Canada, I started to go to music bars, and when I sang my first few songs, I got a lot of requests from other musicians who wanted to play along with me, and within a few shows, a man approached me, wanting to produce my first album.  It was a very exciting time, and made me feel more 'real'. When the album came out and got praise and radio play, it felt less like a fantasy and more like reality, and this really encouraged me to continue.  I took small steps forward until I was ready to go full-time, and that was the scariest step.  I never imagined I would live the life I am living now, touring internationally as an independent artist, producing five albums with more on the way. It is an honour to live this way and be well-received wherever I go. It is a very tough life but also very rewarding and I hope I can continue for a long time.

You love Berlin! How grow up these feelings? You can describe for further some points signed your life here in Berlin.

   When I did finally quit my teaching job, I came from Canada to Berlin.  It was a very difficult time, because I was scared that I would not make enough money to survive. But it was also very strange to be in the country that my grandparents had to run from to save their lives.  It was important for me to be there and make connections with people of my generation, a proof that peace was possible. It took me a while to get used to it, and in that year I wrote my Berlin album, "Sadder Music  - Live in Berlin" (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/littlebirdie3)  to describe some of what I was going through.   

Berlin is an incredible city, with so much art, and fantastic, creative people.             I have developed wonderful friendships and I will always want to return.  

You talked about many thing during your concert at Art Stalker Gallery! Was so interesting when you talk about your tour, you made in Europe, the people they helped you, the site where you find those people! I would like to give for all artists, young people, impress them and give power to follow your steps! 

   The way I tour is not the way most people picture it, no hotels and airplanes.  I don't make very much money as a musician (times are getting tougher in the music business), and so the only way to survive is to make the costs as low as possible.  Luckily for me I meet people who are happy to have me as a guest in their home. It is so much better than a hotel room because I can have conversations with the local people, get to know them and the place, and have human connections, instead of being alone in a hotel room. 

Wich song/songs are your prefer songs and why?

   It is impossible to say which songs I prefer.  I am emotionally connected to all of my songs. I write from the heart, and so they all mean something important to me.  When I perform, I try to give as much variety as possible so that, in terms of the sound, it is not too repetitive. So I go from a slow, folk song to a more jazzy-bluesy one.. the styles vary, but actually the most important thing for me is the text, the words, the message, and it just happens to be that I love singing.  

That way, even if the audience doesn't understand the words, they can still be moved by the emotion of the sound.

Your aims and your plans for the nearest future? 

   My aims and goals are to continue to do this for as long as possible. So long as the songs come to me, I would like to continue to record and perform them. I hope I continue to be so lucky to meet wonderful musicians who want to work with me, and wonderful friends where I can stay while I'm passing through the different cities I play in. I am trying to be as healthy as possible so that I have the energy to continue! I am also working on a book about my life on the road, that I would like to finish and share with my fans.  But the truth is, you never know what is around the corner, so I try to be patient and I am curious what the future will bring.

I would love to know your Slogan, that impressed you?

   There a few "slogans" I hold dear.  One is to always to try to act from love and not from fear.   The other is to  pay attention and learn from everything and everyone.  My latest, which I came up with when I was feeling down, very tired and not in the mood to do the hard work of organizing the shows and promoting them was this: "Stop complaining. You are very lucky to have this task, and well-equipped for it."  Having gratitude for what you have is very important!

Orit I thank you, from the bottom of my heart and wish you successes! 

Enjoy her!

11TH FOLKTALES FESTIVAL

Hello for today! How are you doing? For today I bring you on my post, a moment from last year  Festival! 
                 FOLKTALES FESTIVAL 11TH EDITION PROGRAM
July 20 – 28,  2013 

Saturday / 20-7-2013                                                                                                             BOOK PRESENTATIONS

“Folk Tales from my grandmother’s chest” A collection of folk tales from Albania.                     

This is a collection of 15 folk tales from Albania. Written in the Greek language.   The main source for this collection was the narratives of the author’s grandmother and great grandmother in Albania, when she was a child.

 Author: Juliana Janku.                                                                                                         Drawings: Vinald Gjino.                                                                                                                  Comments and references (by the International catalogs) on the folk tales of the folklorist and storyteller, Dimitris Prousalis.                                                                                                 Edition:  Chryssalis.

INTERVIEW - KATERINA ZOTO

Hi, there friends! 

Today I'm going to start a new rubric, interviewed different young people they are successful young girls and boys, in different professions.

I think not to use the classic version - asking - answering, I would prefer to describe shortly their thoughts, work, aims, results, dreams, projects, future, etc. 

Let´s start!

Katerina or "the Female Version of Armani"

Who she is? What she do? Her aims? What she reached till now? Her future? 

All of these questions, will be answered to this shortly column, dedicated to Katerina Zoto!

Katerina is a textile engineer and fashion lover. Her frinds used to call her the Female Version of Armani because of her style, and this became the reason for her to study Textile Engineering and Fashion. Her style is so unique and you can see male and female combined as a artwork on her clothes. Although she adores feminility and fragility, she does not like heels and she says: "The weight of success is to weavy to be kept on them". She has participated several fashion shows as a stylist as well as a model and she has always reached to the top list. She considers life to be a theatre where everyone has the opportunity to express themselves but few of them can reach to the heart of spectator., before the curtain is closed. By the way she loves costumography more than fashion shows because difficult things are her challenges. She claims to be a professor at University. However she says that all her dreams are getting realised although she is too young, and it’s the turn for other people to feel realised as she does.

I wish her successes! 

Soon we are going to cooperate for a new project here in Berlin, so friends keep in touch for further! 

For all wish e beauty day!

HEINRICH HEINE

One of my prefer poets all the epochs! Heinrich Heine

I tried to translate for the first time in my life from German to Albanian language and VOILA! 

Here you are the results! 

Wish a nice week for all of you! 

Mein erster Versuch/Tentativa ime e parë! 

Heinrich Heine 

Der Brief den du geschrieben                       

Der Brief, den du geschrieben,                                                                

er macht mich gar nicht bang;                                             

du willst mich nicht mehr lieben,                                             

aber dein Brief ist lang.                                                           

Zwölf Seiten, eng und zierlich!                                        

Ein kleines Manuskript!                                                       

Man schreibt nicht so ausführlich,                                       

wenn man den Abschied gibt. 

                                                 

Letrën që më shkrove

Letra që më shkrove

nuk më tremb aspak,

ti s`do më, të m`dashurosh 

por letra jote është e gjat´.

Dendur shkruar, hollësisht, plot 12 faqe

si një manuskript i vogël ngjet, 

njeriu nuk shkruan kaq hollësisht

kur lamtumirën jep.

(Robert Shvarc, do të që krenar!) 

WHY BLOG COMMENTS ARE NOT DEAD

Hello there! 

For today I am posting for you friends and readers, a post from another blog. My friend Lisa, has another view about blogs and funs nowadays! 

I agree with her, 100%. 

The difference between our blogs is the number of visitors :) 

On my blog till now the number arrived 2350 visitors! 

Wish a very beautiful day! 

Blogging has changed dramatically since its first years, just like anything else changes these days, but quite differently than anyone had anticipated. While many bloggers and people working with them are still creating content the same way, there are quite a few who have started thinking about paths to get ahead of the changes in the blogsphere. I absolutely admire that. To be on top of current technologies and to brainstorm according tomorrow's possibilities is strongly professional. 

Amongst the ones adapting to changes and trying to establish future wise strategies, there are bloggers who accept that comments in blog posts have decreased dramatically and are often useless to indicate a post's success. It is because of the spread and effect of social media and because of the new content creating possibilities. Likes, shares, thumbs ups, tweets and hashtags seems to be taking over them in no time. 

I have to agree to some degree...

Well, no more than five people have commented on my most popular post of all times (according to Blogger stats).

-Does that mean the rest 3549 readers found the post useless?
I doubt that, as I have tried to answer questions I had myself before starting shopping at Asos. So at least most of them had a few questions answered.

-Did they make it to the end of the post?
Perhaps yes, perhaps not, it's 30 points after all. 

-Did they find it poorly written?
Who knows, English is not my native language and I don't have an editor, so mistakes happen often. 

-Did they click my blog to look for more information?
They could have, but I have not been posting regularly, so it's my fault for not engaging them further. 

-So, why would they not comment?
Frankly, why would they comment? If they came from Pinterest looking for answers, they found them and went away doing their own thing. 

This is something you should expect if you are willing to share free information on internet, so that's why you should love doing it and not feel pissed off when not given back much in return. Even those five comments are enough for me, because two of them thank me for sharing the information, two have questions to ask me and one is a spam promoter.

Now that is a simple example to show you that not a single comment should be taken for grated. If you post about things that catch your eye daily, like a piece of furniture or a newspaper article, most people would have a look and go on. A few might briefly comment phrases such as "Great!", "Cool!", "Wow!", "Awesome!" or some more cool stuff. Only a handful would ask questions or share a personal insight.

But when you blog about issues that are meaningful to most of us, you have more chances to engage with people, make them share their stories and interact with each other. I know many bloggers that are great at this. 

Joanna pops a bizarre question, like "What kind of underwear are you wearing?" and boom! 231 comments. Which is not at all random for her, because her writing is genius. She also asked "Where do you live" and got 773 answers. Not bad huh?

Bri would share a difficult moment of her life and you find 155 girls opening up their own hearts and showing compassion in the comments session.

Mara is a great writer, whose kindness and viewpoint for live, love, marriage have made so many people thank her from their heart in the comments section and share their stories like they were chatting with family. 

There are so many more people who are sharing helpful stuff and creating amazing content. And they deserve all the comments they are getting and more. But it didn't happen overnight and they have worked hard to craft their brand. 

So what about small blogs or special niches? Don't get discouraged. The world does not owe you comments or anything else for that matter. But try to make an impact and touch people in such a way that they would type faster than they can think just to share something with you. 

Make people choose you because the way you make them feel. Make them worry when you're not around. They will comment asking if you're alright. And they will chat and argue with each other, some will insult too but some would pray for you. Is there a better feeling? 

Comments are not dead!

Think of a blog as a plastic yellow in a bathtub. Cute, right? Now imagine that yellow duck in an ocean. You'd not even distinguish it in that infinite space. Blogs are becoming infinite and blog posts are created daily, hourly, every minute that passes by. Be the space to deserve comments and treat each of them as special, because no one owes you their time and kindness.

Also, be the change you want to see! If you don't like comments going away, keep making them. Respond to people leaving you a comment. I love writing a paragraph (or more) when I have something to say. Make genuine connections and say nice things you truly believe. Stand up if something seems wrong, but don't harass anything you don't like.

Because of comments people laugh, cry, feel less alone, make friends, keep in touch, fall in love, get inspired, find out new things, and maybe read someone's first or last comment ever.

How do you feel about comments? Are they going away soon? Should we keep them tight or let them go to welcome something else instead?

                                            Written by Lisa

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Nice weekend dear friends and readers!

BOOK-TOUR e-magazine

                                   

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Today friends, you can read my new interview! 

Wish, you speak Greek language, or use translator-google, even will be not the best way, you will be able to read my last interview, by Book-Tour! 

Very happy! 

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ΌΜΟΡΦΗ ΜΈΡΑ ΣΑΣ ΕΎΧΟΜΑΙ!

Σύντομο Βιογραφικό

Η πρώτη λογοτεχνική απόπειρα της Juliana Janku κυκλοφόρησε από τις εκδόσεις Χρυσαλίδα με τίτλο: "Παραμύθια από το σεντούκι της γιαγιάς", μια συλλογή λαϊκών παραμυθιών από την Αλβανία. Από μικρή ηλικία έδειξε ιδιαίτερο ζήλο για το γνωστικό αντικείμενο της λαογραφίας. Πριν από κάθε συγγραφικό της εγχείρημα τηρεί απόλυτα το τρίπτυχο μιας επιστημονικής έρευνας –εξετάζει, καταγράφει, ταξινομεί. Ζει μεταξύ Αθήνας και Βερολίνου. Την περίοδο αυτή βρίσκεται στη Γερμανία για το δεύτερο υπό έκδοση παραμύθι της.

Ενότητα 1^η: Εκ των έσω

Ποια παιδική σας ανάμνηση παραμένει ανεξίτηλη;

Η απάντησή μου είναι απλή: το μόνο πράγμα που παραμένει ανεξίτηλo είναι η στοργή που έλαβα τόσα χρόνια. Από τους προγόνους, την προγιαγιά, τον παππού και τη γιαγιά μου Αντωνέτα -ζει ακόμη και συνεχίζει να μου δίνει αγάπη με έναν τρόπο που μόνο οι γιαγάδες ξέρουν.
Σ' αγαπώ πολύ γιαγιάκα μου γλυκιά!
 

Και ως ενήλικη; Τι είναι αυτό που συχνά πυκνά ανασύρετε στη μνήμη σας και αποτελεί πάντα ένα καλό εφαλτήριο για το μέλλον;

Είναι τα εφόδια που μου μεταλαμπάδευσε η οικογένειά μου, ένα κράμα συναισθημάτων από αγάπη, ηρεμία, γαλήνη… Μόνο έτσι δεν θα φτάσει κανείς ποτέ να πληγώσει κάποιον.
 

Εκλάμψεις, αναλαμπές; Συνήθως με ποιον τις μοιράζεστε;

Τις στιγμές αυτές τις μοιράζομαι πρώτα απ' όλα με την οικογένειά μου και έπειτα με φιλικά πρόσωπα, τα οποία βρίσκονται δίπλα μου σε κάθε μου βήμα! Τους ευχαριστώ εγκάρδια.
 

Ο άνθρωπος, ανέκαθεν, ως οντότητα ζει ανάμεσα σε πειρασμούς. Ασπίδες έχουμε;

Επηρεάστηκα κάποτε, έχω όμως να μοιραστώ μαζί σας το εξής: Όσες φορές ακολούθησα ένα ξεχωριστό μονοπάτι, στο ξέφωτό του ξεπρόβαλλε ένα καλύτερο μέλλον. Ο οδηγός ήταν η ίδια η ψυχή μου, το βάθος μου, το αλάνθαστο ένστικτό μου, κάτι που δεν γνώριζα πως είχα, αλλά στις δύσκολες καταστάσεις, ως δια μαγείας, υποσυνείδητα το ακολουθούσα πιστά. Παροτρύνω τους αναγνώστες να ακούν τη φωνή της ψυχής, μόνο έτσι θα καταφέρουν να βρουν το σωστό δρόμο που οδηγεί στην απόλυτη ευτυχία.
 

Τι σας προσγειώνει απότομα;

Δύσκολη η ερώτησή σας! Απότομα προσγειωμένη νιώθω όταν κάτι έρχεται απροσδόκητα, βεβιασμένα. Μπορεί όμως να με προσγειώσει ακόμη και μια κακοπληγωμένη λέξη, μια συζήτηση, μια απότομη κίνηση... 

Δώστε μου ένα λόγο για ν’ αγαπήσει κανείς τη μέρα.

Η αναπνοή, εκεί που η ζωή ξεκινά και παίρνει διαστάσεις, χτίζει όνειρα, νιώθει, αγαπά, με λίγα λόγια "ΖΕΙ"... 

Σε ποια εποχή συναντάμε την αληθινή Juliana, όπου συμμετέχουν σε αυτό που ζει όλα τα μέρη του σώματος (σώμα, μυαλό, ψυχή); 

Θα βρείτε την ολοκληρωμένη Juliana στο γενέθλιο μήνα της: Η άνοιξη είναι η εποχή που το σώμα, η ψυχή και το μυαλό γίνονται ένα!
Το χρώμα, τα λουλούδια, ο αέρας, όλα ανθίζουν, αναζωογονούν όχι μόνο τη φύση αλλά κι εμένα. 

Ποια είναι η ραχοκοκαλιά της ζωής;

Η λογική μου με οδηγεί μόνο σε ένα πρόσωπο που μπορώ και θεωρώ απόλυτα πως είναι για μένα η ραχοκοκαλιά της ζωής και αυτό ονομάζεται Mητέρα!
 

Ενότητα 2^η: H τέχνη της γραφής

Από τα είδη του λόγου, ποιο σας συγκινεί/συναρπάζει  περισσότερο;

Η κλασική λογοτεχνία πάντοτε με απορροφά, περιπλέκομαι στα δίχτυα της, με κάνει να αισθάνομαι πως ζούσα πραγματικά εκείνη την εποχή σε κάποια άκρη της γης, κάπου τριγύρω στην Ευρώπη. Δεν μπορώ όμως να μην εκφράσω την αδυναμία μου, όπου χρόνο με τον χρόνο γιγάντωνε χάρη στις αγαπημένες μου γιαγιάδες και αφορά την παράδοση, την κουλτούρα ενός λαού -τα παραμύθια, τις παροιμίες, τα ήθη και έθιμα του εκάστοτε τόπου. Αυτό είναι ένα κομμάτι που μου αρέσει να ασχολούμαι, να πλέω στα βαθιά νερά της Βαλκανικής και πιο συγκεκριμένα της Αλβανικής Κουλτούρας.

Υπάρχει λογοτεχνικός ήρωας του οποίου το γραφτό της μοίρας θα αλλάζατε;

Θα ήθελα να αλλάξω τη μοίρα μου! Είμαι και εγώ ένας λογοτεχνικός ήρωας, για τον οποίο δεν γράφτηκε ως σήμερα ένα βιβλίο. Είμαι ο λογοτεχνικός ήρωας της ίδιας μου της ζωής! Σίγουρα μετά από χρόνια θα γυρνώ το κεφάλι πίσω και θα πω: ακόμη και να είχα μια δεύτερη ευκαιρία, πάλι δεν θα άλλαζα τίποτα από όλα όσα έζησα... Αυτό είναι συνήθως το τέλος ενός προσωπικού βιβλίου που μόνο εμείς οι ίδιοι μπορούμε να διαβάζουμε!
 

Η γραφή απαιτεί πειθαρχία ή λειτουργεί αυτόματα;         

Η γραφή είναι μια μορφή έκφρασης ενός εσωτερικού κόσμου και πειθαρχείται μόνο από την ίδια την ψυχή. Προσέξτε την πινελιά που ο καθένας βάζει μέσα από τις γραμμές ενός βιβλίου, μια σελίδας, έστω και μιας παραγράφου -θα νιώσετε αυτό που ονομάζουμε στη λαϊκή γλώσσα: το αλατοπίπερο. Βαπτίζει δηλαδή αυτό στο οποίο αναφερόμαστε ως διαφορετικό, απίστευτο, ασύγκριτα μοναδικό.
Εάν το γράψιμο απαιτεί πειθαρχία, σημαίνει πως ο εσωτερικός κόσμος (αναγκαίος για την πνευματική μας ολοκλήρωση) έχει πεθάνει μέσα στον ίδιο τον άνθρωπο. Η γραφή λειτουργεί αυτόματα και ανεξάρτητα.  

Επιλέγετε ένα καλοξυσμένο μολύβι ή μια καινούργια γραμματοσειρά ενός πολυμέσου, για να ζυμώσετε το χρόνο, τον τόπο, τους ήρωες ως πρώτη επαφή με τη σελίδα;            

Ακολουθώ διαφορετικά βήματα ανάλογα με το είδος του γραπτού λόγου: Ποίημα, άρθρο, παραμύθι ή μια νουβέλα. Ύστερα από περισυλλογή και συναίσθημα αρχίζω πρώτα να καταγράφω αυτό που η καρδιά και το μυαλό συμφώνησαν να διηγηθούν σε μια σελίδα χαρτιού, ώσπου να φτάσει σε μια σελίδα στον υπολογιστή! Τη σκυτάλη παίρνουν οι σκέψεις.

Ας π(ι)ούμε μαζί έναν αγαπημένο σας στίχο/φράση/απόσπασμα από την εγχώρια ή παγκόσμια λογοτεχνία.

Η ανεξαρτησία της σκέψης, είναι η πιο αριστοκρατική περηφάνια!
Ανατόλ Φρανς (Ζακ-Φρανσουά Τιμπώ)
 

Ενότητα 3^η:  Μια φράση ασυμπλήρωτη

(Ένα μικρό λογοπαίγνιο με αφορμή τον τίτλο βιβλίου «Να ζεις, να αγαπάς και να μαθαίνεις» του  Δρ. Φελίτσε Λεονάρντο Μπουσκάλια)

Να ζεις, να αγαπάς, να μαθαίνεις και να ελπίζεις πως… μια καινούρια μέρα θα έρθει να πραγματοποιήσει τα όνειρά σου, να φέρει φως στη ζωή σου. Εσύ σαν ένα όμορφο μπουκέτο δωρισμένο από τη μητέρα φύση πρέπει να δεχτείς απλόχερα αυτό που τόσο επιθυμούσες, χωρίς να ξεχάσεις τον προορισμό σου και το χρέος σου ως άτομο προς την ανθρωπότητα! Είμαστε όντα που γεννηθήκαμε για να ζούμε, να αγαπάμε και να ελπίζουμε σε κάτι το οποίο δεν ξέρουμε αλλά το μαθαίνουμε, σε ένα μέλλον, που σύντομα θα μας συναντήσει!
 

Υ.Γ. Οι ταινίες κρύβουν μέσα στη συντομία τους μεγαλειώδεις πανανθρώπινες αξίες. Υπάρχει κάποια την οποία, από πλευράς σεναρίου, μας παροτρύνετε να δούμε;            

Προτείνω την ταινία "Ο άγγλος ασθενής" με πρωταγωνιστή τον Ρέιφ Φάινς. Είμαι σινεφίλ και η λίστα δεν θα τελειώσει ποτέ. Θεωρώ πως πρέπει να υποστηρίζουμε το Ευρωπαϊκό Σινεμά πιο “δυνατά”, αφουγκράζομαι πως έχει ακόμα πολλά να μας δείξει! 

www.julianajanku.blogspot.co.uk

PUBLIC STORE

Dear friends and readers, here you are some pictures from the second presentation of my book, in Athens. 
I feel so proud of me, reached my aim, present my book in the heart of Athens, hosted by Public. 
15 Albanian fairy tales told by her grandmother Antoneta and grand-grandmother keeping the memories of family oral tradition alive.
(Pictures from the presentation of the first book).
Below you will read in Greek language, a short introduce about me and my book! 
Thank you friends, you support me! 
Yours Juliana

                                                                                                     (Dimirtis Prousalis - Storyteller) 
Τα τελευταία χρόνια, η μελέτη και η καταγραφή των λαϊκών ιστοριών, των θρύλων και των παραμυθιών απασχολεί ευρύτερα τους ερευνητές, αλλά και όσους με αγάπη, ευαισθησία και νοσταλγία βλέπουν να χάνονται στη λήθη του χρόνου οι ιστορίες και τα παραμύθια της γιαγιάς, που τους συντρόφεψαν, τους ανάθρεψαν και σημάδεψαν την παιδική τους ηλικία.
Η Ιουλιάνα Γιάνκου, η συλλογέας αυτού του υλικού, ως ανήσυχο πνεύμα, διέβλεψε την αξία των παραμυθιών αυτών, αλλά και τον κίνδυνο να χαθούν και να ξεχαστούν στο πέρασμα του χρόνου και κατέγραψε 15 λαϊκά Αλβανικά παραμύθια, ειπωμένα από τη γιαγιά της Αντωνέτα και την προγιαγιά της Φωτεινή, κρατώντας έτσι τις μνήμες της οικογενειακής προφορικής παράδοσης ζωντανές. Το σεντούκι με τα παραμύθια, λοιπόν, ανοίγει... 

                                                                                                    ( A. Mpiranthitou - Storyteller)

                                                                                                      (Anna Giankou - Storyteller) 

                                                                    (Loukia Sougia - Storyteller)

UN DIARIO - A DIARY

                                                                                                 (Giuseppe Napolitano & Jeton Kelmendi)
 GIUSEPPE NAPOLITANO

Giuseppe Napolitano, is a great poet from Italy! 
I met him some years ago to a Festival "Naimi´s Days" organized by Shaip Emerllahu.

 Sometimes is not necessary, how long you know someone, but how you spent the time! Our time was flying so quickly. I, Anna, Silke, Meri and other friends Giuseppe, Anton, Valerio, etc ... made these days unforgettable! 
Giuseppe wrote a small book about this event, some pieces I am showing you here on my new post. 
Was surprise for me, as I hold his small book "Un diario", to my hands! 
My Italian language is so bad, I can not translate details.
If you friends can translate in another language, send me as a comment, or to my email. It will be great! 
I wish, that we will meet to other events in nearest future! 
Thank you Giuseppe! 

For you friends, readers, visitors, wish you: Enjoy your reading! 

 Ipotesi 

Cortese Meri mi dice “mi dispiace 
per la sua moglie” ma sarebbe stata 
più tranquilla se ci fossi stata? 
anche tu qui a controllare ogni sua mossa 
ogni mio sguardo ipotesi di intesa 
sia pure involontario accadimento
(più che i sensi sono complici le menti…

Nella Teke di Arabati – ormai risolta 
la questione denuncia all’aeroporto – 
comincio a riscaldarmi e mi dispongo 
rilassato a più cordiali incontri – 
magari anche ad accogliere l’invito 
promiscuo di morbide movenze
(è Julia che non si sottrae al gioco –

Ma si sa i giochi è meglio che durino 
poco e non giocare spesso è meglio



Finale

Torniamo a chiudere al Centro Culturale…
Ma si è perso un po’ di pubblico stasera! 
è un peccato che la conclusione
abbia solo i fedelissimo rimasti – 
la bambina di Shaip ascolta attenta
consapevole del ruolo che ha di figlia
per nulla disturbata da quei dodici
ragazzini o poco più venuti – e c’erano
anche la prima sera – a chiacchierare!
Tatiana intenerisce la chitarra 
mentre ci fa da sottofondo – Robert
continua come me a scribacchiare
sul suo taccuino e chissà che ne viene:
se poi avremo il suo Diario l’anno prossimo…
Fa gli onori di casa con bravura –  
dinamica e perciò al freddo insensibile
– Julia new entry nello staff del Festival

‘O sole mio

Quanto vino! ma è la sera del commiato
e non volevo ancora fare il solitario 
che va a dormire presto (ho riposato 
bene la notte scorsa e la stanchezza 
del viaggio e l’amarezza ho mitigato)

Ora mi scaldo con ‘O sole mio…
avrei voluto abbandonarmi come un tempo
ero solito (e non ho più l’età!) rischiando
però di perdere il controllo abituale
:probabilmente la malinconia
mi avrebbe giocato un brutto scherzo 
(evitato evitando l’abbraccio di Julia)

E finalmente l’ombelico di Verjana 
nella danza travolgente dice quanto 
anche lei debba scaricare la tensione
dei tre giorni faticosi in cui è stata
presentatrice e all’occasione traduttrice

2010

DO NOT FALL IN LOVE

Do not fall in love 

Don´t fall in love with a woman who reads, 
with a woman who feels too much, 
with a woman who writes… 
Don’t fall in love with a cultivated, 
magician, 
delirious, 
crazy woman. 
Don’t fall in love with a woman who thinks, 
who knows what she knows and also knows how to fly; 
a woman secure of herself. 
Don’t fall in love with a woman who laughs or cries while making love, 
who is capable of turning her flesh into spirit. 
Don´t fall in love with a woman who loves poetry 
(those are the most dangerous) 
or could spend half an hour staring at a painting 
and can’t live without music. 
Don’t fall in love with a woman who is interested in politics; 
and with one who is rebellious 
and suffers enormously b
ecause of inequality and injustices. 
One who enjoys football matches 
and ball games but don´t like to watch television at all. 
Don´t you dare to fall in love with a woman who is gorgeous 
in spite of her face or her body, 
an intense, 
joyful, 
lucid and irreverent woman. 
You don’t want to fall in love with a woman like that, 
because if you do so,
weather she stays with you or not, 
she loves you back or not, from her, 
from a woman like that, 
you´ll NEVER EVER will find the way back.

TRANSLATE ENGLISH-ALBANIAN 
Perkthimi: J.J (me) 

Mos bjer´ne dashuri 

Mos bjer´ne dashuri me nje femer e cila lexon, 
nje femer kaq shume te ndjeshme, 
nje femer qe shkruan. 
Mos bjer ne dashuri me nje te kulturuar, 
te magjishme, 
delirante, 
femer te cmendur. 
Mos bjer ne dashuri me nje femer te zgjuar, 
qe e di se c´fare di dhe gjithashtu di se si te fluturoje, 
nje femer konfidente ne brendesi. 
Mos bjer ne dashuri me nje femer qe qesh dhe qan kur ben dashuri, 
qe di si te konvertoje misherimin e saj ne shpirt, 
aq me pak, 
nje te dashuruar pas poezise (ato jane dhe me te rrezikshme), 
ose ate qe mund te qendroje nje ore e gjysem mendushem para nje pikture, dhe e cila s´di se si jetohet pa muzike. 
Mos bjer ne dashuri me nje femer, 
se ciles i intereson politika, 
nje rebeleje qe ndjen tmer´ te pafundem nga padrejtesia, 
nje qe pelqen lojen e futbollit dhe golat, 
dhe si pelqen mbi te gjitha, te shohe televizor, 
ose nje femere te bukur, 
c´rendesi kane karakteristikat ne fytyre a ne trupin e saj, 
mos bjer, me nje femer aktive, 
zbavitese, 
te hedhur dhe te pasjellshme. 
Ti s´do te biesh ne dashuri me nje femer si kjo, 
sepse kur ti bie ne dashuri me nje femer te tille, 
nese ajo rri me ty apo jo, nese te dashuron a jo, ajo, 
nje femer e tille, kurre s´kthehet mbrapsht... (kurre s´do te jete e jotja)

 By Dominican poet, Martha Rivera Garrido.