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68 Seconds

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68 Seconds

68 seconds: writing catharsis.

Donna Darmanin’s debut poetry book is not an easy read. It is a confessional journal of a highly dysfunctional domestic life. Her imagery is often violent, degrading, angry, resentful, devastating. She looks her perpetrators in the eye. Her voice, though often vulnerable, is sure and unwavering, grounded in self-knowledge.

In her own words: “This book is an apology. An apology to my younger self for harbouring so much blame, so much shame. It’s about healing my inner child. I kept praying for the world to forgive me. For not being present enough, for punishing myself.”

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Kotba Calleja
Poeżiji
2025

Donna Darmanin

Ir-relazzjoni profonda ta' Donna mal-poeżija fjorixxiet fis-snin bikrija ta' tfulitha, meta kienet issib il-wens tagħha mir-realtà fl-istejjer. Mitlufa fir-renju tal-kotba, skopriet santwarju fejn l-immaġinazzjoni setgħet timraħ bla lġiem u fejn il-kliem indammu mal-ħjata ta' ruħha. Donna studjat il-psikoloġija u l-counselling biex tkompli tifhem il-kumplessitajiet tal-qagħda umana u tfannad fil-labirinti kkumplikati tal-moħħ. Iggwidata minn kurżità bla qiegħ u empatija profonda lejn ħaddieħor, imbarkat fi vjaġġ sabiex tħoll l-għoqiedi tal-misteri tal-psike tal-bniedem bil-ġenetika, u tfittex li titfa' dawl fuq l-intriċċi tal-ħsieb, l-emozzjoni u l-imġiba. Illum Donna taħdem bħala counsellor tal-ġenetika, u f'xogħolha tara li tinkorpora l-qawwa trasformattiva tal-empatija u l-fehim.

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