Martin Camaj’s poetry between hermeticism and dark language

Abstract

The poetry of Martin Camaj marks an entirely separate poetical system, cultivated freely and in line with European modernism and not under the pressure of political censorship. A prevalent feature of this poetry is the presence of dichotomies in form and content. Through various text analyses we scrutinize some of these typologies and their functions, which vary from image to mirage, appearing and disappearing simultaneously. This paper also sheds light on Martin Camaj’s relation to hermeticism, a subject still debated among scholars. After analyzing the components of hermetic poetry and dark language, we argue that Camaj’s intention was not to implement specific models, since his poems are not the formal outcome of ready-made creative moulds, but carry the distinct quality of spontaneous style and individuality. This leads us more to the prevalence of dark language in his poetic expression.