Matthew Schembri speaks to Glen Calleja and Raphael Vella about the Ħassartek project, which includes a publication of 231 poems created by the author himself through the partial erasure of his debut novel, Stessi (Winner of the Literary Contest for Novels for Youth 2016 and published by Merlin Publishers in 2018). An art exhibition that revolves around the Ħassartek publication will take place at Studio Solipsis, in Rabat, Malta, in November, 2021.

This project is supported by Arts Council Malta.

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