Riħ Isfel by Pierre J. Mejlak

 

Riħ Isfel

by Pierre J. Mejlak

Kristalli tas-Silġ by Kirsten Spiteri

 

Kristalli tas-Silġ

by Kirsten Spiteri

Es Sidr by Omar N'Shea

 

Es Sidr

by Omar N'Shea

Rokit by Loranne Vella

 

Rokit

by Loranne Vella

Mgħawġin - Ġurnal Għawdxi

 

Mgħawġin

Ġurnal Għawdxi - L-Ewwel Ħarġa

Corrine Zahra and Ħaley Xuereb

Filli ma tcun xein, filli tithol fl’esistenza by Immanuel Mifsud

 

Filli ma tcun xein, filli tithol fl’esistenza 

by Immanuel Mifsud

M by David Samuel Hudson

 

M

by David Samuel Hudson

Ir-Re Borg by Aleks Farrugia

 

Ir-Re Borg

by Aleks Farrugia

Fuq Widnejn Torox u Stejjer Żbukkati Oħra by Rita Saliba

 

Fuq Widnejn Torox 

u Stejjer Żbukkati Oħra

by Rita Saliba 

Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna by Immanuel Mifsud

 

Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna

by Immanuel Mifsud

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. 

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Sajf by Ryan Falzon

 

Sajf

by Ryan Falzon

Ix-Xhud li ma Deherx by George Zammit

 

Ix-Xhud li ma Deherx

by George Zammit

Il-Ħrejjef ta’ Barraminnhaw’ by Ġużè Ellul Mercer

Il-Ħrejjef ta’ Barraminnhaw’ 

by Ġużè Ellul Mercer

Il-Parabboli tal-Imġienen by Keith Borg

 

Il-Parabboli tal-Imġienen

by Keith Borg

Perfettament Imperfetta by Kirsten Spiteri

 

Perfettament Imperfetta

by Kirsten Spiteri

Żifna f'xifer irdum by Nadia Mifsud

Żifna f'xifer irdum

by Nadia Mifsud

MittKelma by Rita Saliba

 

MittKelma

by Rita Saliba

Ir-Rota Daret Dawra (Kważi) Sħiħa by Nadia Mifsud

 

Ir-Rota Daret Dawra (Kważi) Sħiħa

by Nadia Mifsud

L-Ittra ta’ Osama u Stejjer Oħra by John P. Portelli

 

L-Ittra ta' Osama u Stejjer Oħra

(Osama's Letter and Other Stories)

by John P. Portelli