Gazmend Krasniqi was born in Shkoder and lives in Tirana (Albania).

He is a poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, anthologist, and literary historian.

Some of his creativity is included in

• Voix Vives de Méditerranée en Méditerranée, Anthologie Sete 2017, Editions Bruno Ducey;
• The New Condemned: Contemporary Albanian Poetry in English. World inkers, New York, USA 2022;
• New European poets, Minesota, 2008;
• Remote country, Contemporary Poetry of Albania, Chile 2020;
• Lyrik aus Albanien, Nr. 189;
• Schweizer Literaturzeitschrrift, Dezember 2016;
• Olipa kerran toivo. Aviador Kustannus, Finland 2019;
• Anthology of Contemporary Albanian Literature , Rome 2007;
• A sea of ​​dreams poesiadelnostrotempo.it ;
• Six poems, The Galway Review, August 2015, Ireland;
• Three poems, Balkan Poetry Today, Bristol UK 2017;
• Poésie albanaise, Brussels 2007;
• English, French and German – translated by Robert Elsie and Janice Mathie-Heck, Hans Joachim-Lanksch dhe Ardian Marashi; 22xPecs, Pecs, Hungary 2010;
• Izbor iz savremene albanske proze;
• Nvo Prostory, Podgorica 2011;
• Cobpemeha пoеэија Aлбанија, Scopje 1995

He is a doctor of philological sciences.

Critics say he is at the helm of the new poetic wave and is one of the key poets of new Albanian poetry.