We Are Together Because by Kerry Andrew

 

We Are Together Because

by Kerry Andrew

Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna by Immanuel Mifsud

 

Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna

by Immanuel Mifsud

Nordic Visions: The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction

 

Nordic Visions 

The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction

Edited by Margrét Helgadóttir 

The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

 

The Winter Spirits

Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

A Different Darkness and Other Abominations by Luigi Musolino

A Different Darkness and Other Abominations

by Luigi Musolino

Translated by James D. Jenkins 

with an introduction by Brian Evenson 

Clear by Carys Davies

 

Clear 

by Carys Davies

The Gentleman from Peru by André Aciman

 

The Gentleman from Peru

by André Aciman

The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut

 

The MANIAC

by Benjamín Labatut

Scarlet Town by Leonora Nattrass

 

Scarlet Town

by Leonora Nattrass

Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe by Ronald Hutton

 

Queens of the Wild 

Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe

An Investigation

by Ronald Hutton

Għera

 

“Leħen il-Malti” is a yearly publication by Għaqda tal-Malti – Università. This literary society and its annual journal were founded in 1931 by Rużar Briffa and Ġużé Bonnici, two medical undergrads with a love for the Maltese language who would eventually become leading figures in the history of Maltese literature. Leħen il-Malti is still going strong, publishing prose, poetry and academic articles by young and/or emerging writers, alongside pieces by more established authors. 

Alas, last week I was informed that neither of the two poems I submitted for this year’s edition was accepted for publication.  Rejection naturally brings disappointment, but I’m still thankful that pieces of mine were included in the past three years, and happy to learn that works by authors I admire (some of whom are also friends) will be featured in the forthcoming edition.

In my view, there’s little point to writing if it is not shared, so here’s Għera (“Nakedness”), one of the two poems, finding a home on this blog.   The illustration I chose is a painting by English artist Joshua Goodfellow.  It’s called “Room” and is taken from the painter’s series “The Uncanny”. I think it fits the mood of the poem - a bit weird, surreal but also strangely hopeful. 

____________________________________________________

L'Archivio del Diavolo by Pupi Avati

 

L'Archivio del Diavolo

by Pupi Avati

Sajf by Ryan Falzon

 

Sajf

by Ryan Falzon

Buonvino e il Caso del Bambino Scomparso by Walter Veltroni

 

Buonvino e il caso del bambino scomparso

by Walter Veltroni

The Bishop's Bedroom by Piero Chiara

The Bishop's Bedroom

by Piero Chiara

Translated by Jill Foulston

Ix-Xhud li ma Deherx by George Zammit

 

Ix-Xhud li ma Deherx

by George Zammit

Il Primo Giorno della mia Vita by Paolo Genovese

 

Il Primo Giorno della mia Vita

by Paolo Genovese

Bliss & Blunder by Victoria Gosling

 

Bliss & Blunder

by Victoria Gosling

Night Side of the River by Jeanette Winterson

 

Night Side of the River

by Jeanette Winterson

The Possessed By Witold Gombrowicz

 

The Possessed

By Witold Gombrowicz

(Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones)

Il-Ħrejjef ta’ Barraminnhaw’ by Ġużè Ellul Mercer

Il-Ħrejjef ta’ Barraminnhaw’ 

by Ġużè Ellul Mercer

Into the Darkening Fog: Eerie Tales of the London Weird. Edited by Elizabeth Dearnley

Into the Darkening Fog: 

Eerie Tales of the London Weird

Edited by Elizabeth Dearnley

Il-Parabboli tal-Imġienen by Keith Borg

 

Il-Parabboli tal-Imġienen

by Keith Borg

Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop

 

Beyond the Door of No Return

by David Diop

Translated by Sam Taylor

 

On the Isle of Antioch
by Amin Maalouf

Translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer

Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

 

Study for Obedience

by Sarah Bernstein

Fjura tas-Sabbara, Fjura tax-Xadina by Irene Chias

Fjura tas-Sabbara, Fjura tax-Xadina

by Irene Chias

Translated into Maltese by Mark Vella

The Short End of the Sonnenallee by Thomas Brussig

 

The Short End of the Sonnenallee

by Thomas Brussig

Translated by Jonathan Franzen and Jenny Watson

The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

The Centre

by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

Preludju u Koral

 

Preludju u Koral

(Mattew 17:1-13)

Perfettament Imperfetta by Kirsten Spiteri

 

Perfettament Imperfetta

by Kirsten Spiteri

Kala by Colin Walsh

 

Kala

by Colin Walsh

Nothing is Lost By Cloé Mehdi

Nothing is Lost

By Cloé Mehdi

Translated by Howard Curtis

The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard

 

The Pale Blue Eye

by Louis Bayard

Żifna f'xifer irdum by Nadia Mifsud

Żifna f'xifer irdum

by Nadia Mifsud

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

 

I Have Some Questions For You

by Rebecca Makkai