Nikollë Loka was born in Sang, Mirdita, on March 25, 1960. He graduated in teaching from the University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi,” holds a master’s degree in pedagogy from the University of Tirana, and earned a doctorate in the history of education from the same university. He is the author of ten volumes of poetry in Albanian and three in Italian (two of which are co-authored). He is featured in the anthology Contemporary Albanian Poetry, published by L’Harmattan, Paris, 2024. In addition to Albanian, his poems have been published in Italian, English, French, German, Arabic, Romanian, Swedish, and Macedonian. He has been invited to various television and radio programs dedicated to literature. He also works as an editor and reviewer of several literary works, primarily poetry. He has received several literary awards both in Albania and abroad and is a member of various national and international literary associations. His work is included in the Lexicon of Albanian Writers 1501–2001, Faik Konica Editions, Pristina, 2003; the poetry anthology 33 Years of Albanian Poetry (1991–2023), Fiorentia Editions, Shkodra, 2023; the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Language Poets, Aletti Editore, Rome, 2021; and the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mirdita, Emal Editions, Tirana, 2021.