Home / News / Poetry Night at Raymond Caruana Gardens – Gudja back to news Poetry Night at Raymond Caruana Gardens – Gudja Initiatives • News 22nd August, 2014 Following the positive reviews that emergent poets received following their participation in the Malta Arts Festival in mid-July, the National Book Council invited a number of other young poets and writers to present their work to an altogether new public. Thanks to the Gudja Local Council, Demelsa Grech in particular, Beverly Agius, Nigel Baldacchino, Keith Borg, Ryan Falzon and Matthew Schembri were able to read out their new work on the 22nd of August in the laid-back setting of Raymond Caruana Gardens in Gudja. Invitation was open to all, including families from the vicinity and refreshments were provided by the Local Council during a short break in the event. Here’s to more opportunities for young aspiring writers! Following are a sample of the excerpts read on the night: KLIEMEK – Beverly Agius Meta kliemek jilbes l-aħdar, nilmaħ il-ward fil-ġnien jitgeżwer f’ ħarifa u jidbiel; nilmaħ ’l għajnejja nixfin iwaqqgħu l-weraq. Nilmaħni riesqa niġbor il-petali lewn kruhatek u noħlom. Noħlom li nsir rebbiegħa. Rebbiegħa li toħrof kliemek, li tlibbsek l-aħmar. Rebbiegħa li tilmaħ il-ward jerġa’ jiftaħ. *** ??? – Keith Borg Kultant, bir-riħ jittewweb mal-kanali ta’ wiċċi, insaqsi lill-qamar x’hemm fuq in-naħa oskura tiegħu. Fil-muta kiesħa tqattar minn ħalqu stirat intiegħem it-tweġiba li beżaq f’ħoġri: hemm esseri jistaqsi l-istess mistoqsija ambigwa. * It-tweġiba rċevejtha fuq tapit aħmar meta ramla ramla, meta stilla stilla jitwaħħdu f’verità safja. *** excerpt from INSATAR – Ryan Falzon “Le, ma rridx ninsatar skont kif jippontali dini. Irrid biss niġri bil- karozza bil-lejl, nitgħammed mid-dawl qawwi ta’ trailer mimli tiġieġ sejrin għal qatla, nsegwi karozza b’ xufier xurban ġo fiha, nidħol niekol m’ għand Ċiniż għajjien, grazzjuż daqs il-ħanut bla tabella tieghu, nieqaf nieħu grokk go bar mejjet b’ barranija zorra wara l- bank ssabbat id-drinks b’ vendikazzjoni u qatt ma’ jkollha żgħar, nara mara pulita b’ imsielet kbar taqlaghha go wiċċha mingħand ir- raġel ta’ magħha xħin nieqaf għal petrol, u npejjep sigarett waqt li narah jisbaħ.” *** B’TIFKIRA – Matthew Schembri F’Mater Dei daħal Awissu u nxteħet fuq sufan bil-fannijiet iduru u jħammġu jdejhom bis-sapun waqt li jgħarrxu facebook, jaraw biss magni. Awissu jċempel filgħaxija; mewta oħra ttir quddiemu b’attakk polikromatiku. U jħares lejha, qatt ma jista’ jaqbad il-lewn li jdawwal x’reġa’ seta’ mar ħażin. *** excerpts – Nigel Baldacchino Even though we fight the same crusade, We run on separate horses. Even though we share the same face, Our tears run separate courses. * The restless road moves straight beneath us, While we lie still, here, Travelling. * We curated our own intimacy, Paraphrasing each-other’s instincts, Using only words we taught one another, The first few days we met. SHARE POST Related Articles The National Book Council has rebranded! News 5th March, 2025 Read More Call for Delegates: Malta Named Focus Country for the 2025 Mediterranea Publishing Fellowship Initiatives 28th February, 2025 Read More The National Book Council at the 2025 London Book Fair News 25th February, 2025 Read More NBC and Wikimedia Malta announce Wikimedians in Residence for National Book Prize Project News 20th February, 2025 Read More National Book Prize 2025 – Applications Are Open National Book Prize 17th February, 2025 Read More NBC empowers local stakeholders at the London Book Fair 2025 Literary Exports 11th February, 2025 Read More The NBC’s Annual Report For 2024 News 4th February, 2025 Read More Festivals, Funds And Initiatives In 2025: Key Dates Festivals 29th January, 2025 Read More Join the NBC at the London Book Fair 2025: Guest Passes for NBC stakeholders from Malta Literary Exports 13th January, 2025 Read More Kirsten Spiteri wins the Novels for Youth Literary Contest 2024 Literary Contests 13th January, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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