Petro Marko was born in 1913, in
Dhërmi, southern Albania. He started writing at the age of twenty and his first works were published in journals of the time with support from
Ernest Koliqi his mentor. His articles would be published in periodicals as
Lirija,
Shqipëria e Re,
Bota e Re, and
Koha e Re magazine since he was 20. From March 1, 1936 he became the editor of
ABC, a literary review which was banned by the monarchist authorities soon after, following with Marko being arrested and sent to internment. During the Spanish Civil War along with
Skënder Luarasi, son of
Petro Nini Luarasi he published in
Madrid the Albanian newspaper
Vullnëtari i Lirisë (), which was discontinued after two issues because of the military status of Madrid. The same book would express his feelings about his Albanian identity, considering his origins in the controversial
Bregu Region, sometimes called shortly as
Himara. He died in 1991, while in 2003 President of Albania,
Alfred Moisiu decorated him with the medal
"Honor of the Nation" (). In 2009 a square in Dhermi was dedicated to his memory and the ceremony was attended by Albanian Prime Minister
Sali Berisha. The main theater in
Vlorë bears his name. Petro Marko recounts in his book 'Interview with Myself' that the Marko and Gjoni clans in Dhërmi are descended from the
Bua tribe. == Work ==