Despite the light breeze of romanticism which wafts through his verse, as critic Rexhep Qosja once put it, this creative assimilation of folklore remains strongly fused with a realist current, at times ironic, which takes its roots in part from the ethics of revolt in the tradition of Migjeni and Esad Mekuli. Mehmeti's poetic restlessness is, nonetheless, not focused on messianic protest or social criticism but on artistic creativity and individual perfection.
Despite the romanticism of his verse, as critic Rexhep Qosja noted, this creative assimilation of folklore remains strongly connected to a realist current, at times ironic, which stems in part from the ethics of revolt in the tradition of Migjeni and Esad Mekuli. Mehmeti's poetic restlessness is not focused on messianic protest or social criticism but on artistic creativity and individual perfection.