L-Għaqda
Poeti Maltin taħtar erba’ Membri Onorarji
minn
Għawdex
Nhar il-ġimgħa 31 t’Awwissu 2007 fis-7p.m., l-Għaqda Poeti
Maltin ħatret lill-Baruni Kelinu Vella Haber, Marċell Mizzi,
Ġanninu Pisani u l-Kan. Dun Joe Mejlak bħala Membri Onorarji ad
vitam. Dan seħħ fis-Sala tal-Ministeru għal Għawdex
fir-Rabat, waqt serata preseduta mill-Ministru għal G]awdex, l-Onor.
Sinjura Giovanna Debono. Preżenti kien hemm ukoll l-iSpeaker
tal-Parlament, is-Sur Anton Tabone u l-membru parlamentari l-Onor. Frederick
Azzopardi MP.
Il-President ta’ l-Għaqda, Alfred Massa, qal li kien sewwa li
fil-lista tal-Membri Onorarji ad vitam
ikun hemm ukoll rappreżentanti
minn
Għawdex.
U dan wara li fl-imgħoddi kien hemm il-Prof. Ġużè Aquilina u
Ġorġ Pisani. Is-Segretarju ta’ l-Għaqda, Charles Magro, li
mexxa s-serata, qara wkoll il-bijografiji ta’ l-erba’ poeti Għawdxin,
u wara nqraw studji ta’ natura kritika-letterarja dwar xogħlijiethom
minn
Charles
Bezzina, Dr. Joseph Axiaq, Emmanuel Attard-Cassar u Patrick Sammut. L-erba’
poeti nfushom qraw ukoll xi versi
minn
tagħhom.
Il-mużiċisti Vince Fabri u Joe Engerer sebbħu s-serata b’biċċiet
mużikali mill-isbaħ filwaqt li lejn l-aħħar, il-Ministru
Giovanna Debono qassmet id-Diplomi tal-ħatra lill-erba’ poeti magħżula
u wara spiċċat b’diskors fejn ferħet
lill-poeti Għawdxin għar-rikonoxximent li rċevew mill-Għaqda
Poeti Maltin. Il-Ministru rringrazzjat lill-Għ.P.M. talli organizzat għat-tielet
darba f’Għawdex attivita b’riżq il-poeżija.
Is-serata ntemmet b’riċeviment għal dawk preżenti.
Ritratti
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L-Ghaqda
Poeti Maltin giet mistiedna mill-Ghaqda tal-Malti (Universita’) biex
tippartecipa f’korteo l-Addolorata nhar it-Tlieta, 14 t’Awissu 2007 fil-4p.m. Dan biex jitfakkar għeluq il-mitt sena mit-twelid ta’
Ġużè Bonnici (1907-1940).
Lejla
ta’ Poezija fin-Nadur, Ghawdex, mill-Ghaqda Poeti Maltin
Nhar
is-Sibt 28 ta’ Lulju 2007 fis-7p.m. l-Ghaqda Poeti Maltin, flimkien mal-Kunsill
Lokali tan-Nadur, tellghet Lejla ta’ Poezija ohra, did-darba f’Ghawdex.
Il-post maghzul kien ghall-ftuh fil-pjazzetta ta’ wara l-Knisja
Parrokkjali tan-Nadur. Mexxa l-lejla s-Segretarju, is-Sur Charles Magro,
filwaqt li l-President, is-Sur Alfred
Massa
, ghamel id-diskors tal-ftuh. Huwa qal li Lejliet bhal dawn huma wkoll sfida
ghal min jorganizzahom, sfida li m’ghandhiex taqta’ qalb dak li jkun
imma ssahhu.
Waqt
il-Lejla nqraw poeziji bil-Malti u bl-Ingliz u li ttrattaw temi differenti.
Fost il-partecipanti telghu membri ta’ l-Ghaqda Poeti Maltin
minn
Malta
u anki ghadd ta’ Ghawdxin li ghandhom ghal qalbhom il-poezija. Is-Sur Joe
Engerer akkumpanja s-serata bil-kitarra klassika u daqq ukoll xi siltiet
klassici.
Fl-ahhar
tal-lejla l-President, Alfred Massa, ta tifkira zghira ta’ l-okkazjoni
lill-istess Joe Engerer u lis-Sindku tan-Nadur, Dr. Chris Said li ghalaq is-serata
b’diskors fejn irringrazzja lill-Ghaqda Poeti Maltin u lil dawk kollha
prezenti u qal li l-bibien tal-Kunsill tan-Nadur huma dejjem miftuha ghal
inizzjattivi bhal dawn.
European Poetry in Motion® project - Marathon Reading
Saturday, May 5, 2007, the Goethe-Institut Washington hosted a marathon poetry reading of all 136 poems chosen by the 27 member states of the European Union to be part of the European Poetry in Motion® project. Each poem was read in its original language and the English translation by representatives from the embassies and by readers they selected.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/kue/en2319504.htm
Premi
di Poesia
Nhar is-Sibt 28 ta' Lulju 2007 il-Ghaqda
Poeti Maltin flimkien mal-Kunsill Lokali tan-Nadur se ttella' Lejla ta'
Poezija fis-7pm. Il-post ser ikun fil-Pjazza ta' wara l-Knisja Parrokkjali
tan-Nadur, Ghawdex. Kulhadd hu mistieden. Gibu l-poeziji taghkom biex
taqrawhom.
Il-Pagna
Letterarja Tal-gurnal Il-Gens illum
Minn
nofs Gunju 2007 Patrick Sammut ha f'idejh il-koordinazzjoni tal-Pagna
Letterarja tal-gurnal Il-Gens illum, li johrog kull nhar ta' Sibt.
Min ikun jixtieq jidhol f'kuntatt mieghu jew jibghat xi materjal rilevanti
ghall-Pagna jista' juza l-indirizz elettroniku: pjsgensillum@yahoo.com
ŻEWĠ
LEJLIET TA’ POEŻIJA: ĦAŻ-ZABBAR U Ż-ŻEJTUN
L-Għaqda
Poeti Maltin organizzat żewġ Lejliet
ta’ Poeżija; waħda f’Ħaż-Żabbar
(23.05.2007) u l-oħra fiż-Żejtun (08.06.2007).
It-tnejn tmexxew mis-Segretarju tal-Għaqda, Charles Magro.
F’Ħaż-Żabbar,
fuq stedina tal-Kunsill Lokali u tal-Kunsill ċiviku tal-post, inqraw għadd
ta’ poeħiji bil-Malti u bl-Ingliz dwar suġġetti varji.
Grace Pace qasmet ma’ dawk pre\enti l-esperjenzi li kellha
tal-poetessa Għawdxija, Mary Meylak.
Alfred Palma daq silta mużikali fuq il-pjanu, filwaqt li Charles
Mugliett akkompanja fl-isfond lill-qarrejja fuq il-kitarra.
Alfred
Massa, President tal-Għaqda, fid-diskors tiegħu rrefera għall-ħames
poeti li kellhom poeżija tagħhom bil-Malti u bl-Ingliż inkluża
fil-proġett europeanpoetryinmotion.eu
Massa qal li dan kien unur kbir għall-poeti nfushom, għal
pajjiżna u għall-poeżija Maltija.
Tkellmu
wkoll Grace Pace li fissret l-attivitajiet li jorganizza l-Kunsill ċiviku
tal-post speċjalment “il-Kikka Kulturali”.
Min-naħa l-oħra, il-kunsillier John J. Pace f’isem
il-Kunsill Lokali irringrazzja lill-Għ.P.M. talli għal darbn’oħra
laqgħet l-istedina tal-Kunsill u organizzat Lejla
ta’ Poeżija verament sabiha u interessanti.
It-tieni
Lejla ta’ Poeżija saret fiż-Zejtun
fuq stedina tal-Grupp “Ilħna Poe\ija” fi ]dan il-Kunsill Lokali.
Hawn, barra milli sar aċċenn għall-festa ta’ Sta.
Katerina patruna tal-Belt Belald, saret referenza għall-kanonizzazzjoni
ta’ San Ġorġ Preca.
Fid-diskors
tiegħu, il-President tal-Għ.P.M., Alfred Massa, qal li għalkemm
Dun Ġorġ ma kienx poeta; b’danakollu, wieħed ma jistax ma
japprezzax is-sehem li ta b’riżq il-Malti fi żmien meta l-lingwa
tagħna kienet imwarrba mill-klassi għolja, mill-Knisja Maltija u
mill-Awtoritajiet ċivili.
Massa
ikkwota lill-Prof.Oliver Friggieri li f’gazzetta lokali kiteb li “diversi
siltiet tal-proża tiegħu jinħassu ritmi poetiċi.”
Inbagħad
Patrick Sammut qara bijografija qasira tal-qaddis u
sitt poeti mill-Għ.P.M. qraw poeżiji ad unur San Ġorġ
Preca.
Fil-Lejla
ħa sehem ukoll l-għannej Fredu Abela akkompanjat fuq
il-kitarra
minn
żeppi Spagnol.
Is-Sindku
taż-Żejtun, Joe Attard, irringrazzja lil kulmin ħa sehem speċjalment
lill-Għ.P.M. Awgura
li l-Grupp “Il]na Poeżija” jibqa’ miexi ’l quddiem u lill-poeti
preżenti biex jissuktaw jesprimu ħsibijiethom f’poeżiji għall-ġd
tal-Letteratura Maltija.
Another
poetry reading at Zabbar
On
Tuesday 22 May, at the invitation of the Zabbar Local Council and the Zabbar
Civic Council, the Ghaqda Poeti Maltin organised
a Poetry
Evening at the main hall of the |abbar Local Council. Charles
Magro compered the Evening.
Poems
in English and Maltese were read, while Grace Pace shared her personal
experience with the late Gozitan poet, Mary Meylak.
Charles Mugliett and Alfred Palma entertained those present with
musical intervals.
Alfred
Massa, President of the Ghaqda Poeti
Maltin expressed his satisfaction and stressed the point that poetry is
open to all. Massa also referred to those members of the Ghaqda
whose poems were chosen to participate in the European
Poetry in Motion project in which member States in the European Union
took part.
Grace
Pace spoke about the activities the |abbar Civic Council organises from time
to time, with special reference to the Kikkra
Kulturali. On the other hand,
Councillor John Pace thanked the G.H.P.M.
for accepting the invitation and organised another enjoyable
Evening.
A
reception was later held for those who attended.
LEJLA TA'
POEŻIJA F'Ħal Safi
Il-lejla ta' l-14 ta' April 2007 offriet opportunita oħra lill-Għaqda
Poeti Maltin biex tesprimi ruħha permezz tal-poeżija meta
ġiet mitluba għal darb'oħra mill-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal
Safi biex tieħu sehem attiv fil-lejla ta' l-Għoti ta' Ġieħ
Ħal Safi, u li għaliha kien mistieden il-Ministru ta' l-Edukazzjoni
l-Onor. Dr. Louis Galea fost oħrajn.
Fl-assenza tal-President ta' l-Għaqda, is-Sur Alfred Massa li kien
indispost, it-taqsima letterarja tmexxiet minn Godwin Ellul, il-Viċi
President ta' l-istess Għaqda. Inqraw poeżiji ta' diversi membri
preżenti li ħallew togħma tajba ma' l-udjenza numeruża
preżenti.
F'nofs il-lejla, ngħata għarfien lil diversi membri tal-lokal li
spikkaw għas-sehem tagħhom matul is-sena li għaddiet. Il-qofol
kien ġieħ Ħal Safi li din is-sena ngħata lis-superjur
tas-Soċjeta tal-Mużew inkarigat mill-Qasam ta' Ħal Safi,
Ġużeppi Sammut
Fid-diskors tiegħu, l-Onor. Dr Louis Galea
rrikonoxxa l-impenn serju ta' l-Għaqda favur il-poeżija. Huwa feraħ
lill-Għaqda u lill-poeti membri għall-kontribut siewi li qegħdin
jagħtu lill-Letteratura u l-kultura Maltija u għalhekk lil pajjiżna.
Żied jgħid li kull min jagħmel xi ħaġa minn qalbu
huwa poeta u kien tabilħaqq sewwa li l-għoti ta' ġieħ
Ħal Safi ġie mżewweġ mal-poeżja. Aħna Maltin
mhux biss għax twelidna jew ngħixu Malta imma fuq kollox għax
nitkellmu bil-Malti, lingwa li minkejja ċ-ċokon ta' pajjiżna,
u minkejja t-tfixkil li sabet ma' wiċċha għadha wieqfa u
soda. Huwa temm billi awgura li aktar kunsilli jikkupjaw lil Ħal Safi għax
b'hekk l-edukazzjoni u l-kultura jkomplu jikbru.
Fi tmiem il-lejla kien hemm bibita għal dawk kollha preżenti
pprovduta mill-istess kunsill. Lejliet bħal dawn jiswew ħafna biex
il-poeżija tkun aċċessibbli wkoll għal min mhux daqstant
midħla ta' dan il-ġeneru ta' kitba bil-Malti.
The
evening of the 14th of April 2007 offered another opportunity to the
Maltese Poets Association to express itself by means of poetry reading,
when it was once again invited by the Safi Local Council to participate in
the evening of the distribution of Ġieħ Ħal Safi , for
which event the Education Minister, the Hon. Dr. Louis Galea among others,
was invited to attend.
In the absence of the Association's President, Mr. Alfred Massa who was
unable to attend, the literary section was presided over by Godwin Ellul,
the vice President of the said Association. Several poems were read by the
members present, which went down well with the enthusiastic audience
present.
Half way through the evening, several Safi locals were honoured for their
work and commitment shown throughout the past year. The highlight was the
honour of Ġieħ Ħal Safi bestowed on Mr. Joseph Sammut, the
Superior of the Society of Christian Doctrine in charge of the Safi
branch.
In his speech the Minister, the Hon. Dr. Louis Galea, commended the
Maltese Poets Association for their serious commitment towards poetry. He
congratulated the association and its members for the valid contribution
they are offering to Maltese Literature and Culture and therefore to our
country. He added that whoever does something very willingly, is a poet
for poetry comes from the heart, and therefore it was very befitting that
this evening was twinned with poetry. We are Maltese not only because we
were born in Malta or lived here but primarily because we speak Maltese,
this unique language of our tiny Island that in spite of the hurdles it
has faced and is still facing, is still alive and kicking. He ended his
speech by praising this initiative and expressing his wish that more local
councils will follow suit for the ultimate benefit of education and
culture.
At the end of the evening, refreshments provided by the local council were
served. such evenings serve to make poetry more accessible even to those
who are not normally familiar with this genre of writing in Maltese.
Attivita’
Kulturali fl-Imsida
Nhar it-Tnejn 19 ta’ Marzu, Jum San Ġużepp,
patrun ta’ l-Imsida, l-Għaqda Mużikali “Melita”
organizzat Lejla Kulturali fil-pjazza ta’ quddiem il-każin.
Kien hemm żfin, kant u qari ta’ poeżiji mill-membri tal-Għaqda
Poeti Maltin. Is-suġġetti kienu San Ġużepp,
l-Imsida u r-Raħal Malti inġenerali. Mexxa t-taqsima poetika
Dr. Joseph Axiaq, Ass. Segretarju tal-Għ.P.M.
F’kelmtejn li għamel il-President tal-Għaqda,
Alfred Massa, qal li l-Għ.P.M. mhux l-ewwel darba li laqgħet
stediniet simili; dan għax temmen li l-mużika u l-poeżija
jikkumplimentaw ħafna lil xulxin.
Massa stieden lil dawk preżenti biex
jipprovaw iduqu l-benna li toffri l-poeżija Maltija, ħalli jekk għad
għandhom xi prejudizji kontra tagħha ineħħuhom.
Wieħed irid japprezza wkoll il-fatt li bosta poeti ġejjin minn inħawi
differenti ta’ Malta; b’danakollu, xorta waħda rnexxierlhom jinsġu
versi skond it-temi li ngħatawlhom mill-organizzaturi, kompla l-kelliem.
Il-President temm jgħid, li l-Għaqda rċeviet
diversi poeżiji mill-membri tagħha, imma minħabba l-limitazzjoni
tal-ħin li ngħatat kellha tħallihom barra.
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Cultural
Activity at Msida
On a chilly evening a good gathering of Misidjani
assisted to a Cultural Activity organized by the “Melita Band Club” on the
occasion of the liturgical feast of St Joseph (March 19), the patron of the
locality. The activity consisted
of dancing, singing and poetry reading by members of the
G]aqda Poeti Maltin.
The poetry section was presented by Dr. Joseph Axiaq, Ass. Secretary of
the Association and the poems read treated the subjects suggested by the
organizers:
St. Joseph
, Msida and the Maltese village ingeneral.
Mr Alfred Massa, president of
the Maltese Poets Association, stated that they welcome similar invitations as
they believe that poetry and music complement each other very much.
While he thanked the participants, Mr Massa expressed his
disappointment that they could not include all the poems they received because
of the limited time allocated to them by the organizers.
Budding poets
Alfred Palma
The Times & The Sunday Times, Malta
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Six hundred poems were entered in the fourth children's poetry contest
organised recently by the Ghaqda Poeti Maltin and the judges were
satisfied by the general level reached, said Dr Joseph Axiaq on behalf of
the panel.
Addressing the prize-giving ceremony held recently at Floriana primary
school, Alfred Massa, president of the Ghaqda, said that his association
was committed to foster children's love for poetry as an artistic
investment for the future. He appealed to parents and teachers to help
promote this beautiful art.
The winners in the first category (ages seven-ten) were: first prize
Daniel Joe Meli for Jien, second Antoine Brincat with L-Ghasafar, third
Sarah Debono for Il-qattus tieghi, fourth Aaron Montebello with Il-Milied,
and fifth Mark Busuttil whose entry was also called il-Milied.
In the 11-13 age category first prize went to Maria Grazia Grech for
L-Immigrant Illegali, second Stefanie M. Agius with Min jaf?, third -
Daniel Fava for "Kif se npingi lill-Bambin, fourth Ylenia Bonello with My
parents and fifth Juanita Grech for Fi zmien il-Milied.
Book prizes - sponsored by Merlin Library of Blata l-Bajda - and a diploma
were given to the winners while all entrants received a participation
certificate.
Karmenu Ellul Galea (2)
The Sunday Times Februrary 11, 2007.
Mr Patrick Sammut, PRO, Ghaqda Poeti Maltin, Zabbar.
With the death of Karmenu Ellul Galea, the Ghaqda Poeti Maltin has suffered
the loss of yet another of its honorary life members.
Mr Galea was a man of strong character, widely known for his tireless work
in the fields of trade unionism and literature, particularly poetry. This is
evidenced by the many books he has left as legacy, among which the anthology
Twemmini (Veritas Press, 1971).
Mr Galea wrote and published innumerable other poems in various local
papers and publications. His style, as one would expect, was purely
traditional, and his demise closes another chapter on romantic Maltese poetry.
The Gh.P.M. has always given Karmenu Ellul Galea his well-deserved dues and
recognised the worth of his verse. Thus, while praying to the Good Lord to
grant him eternal rest, it expresses its most sincere condolences to his
family.
Karmenu Ellul Galea (1)
The Sunday Times Februrary 11, 2007.
Mr Denis A. Darmanin, Valletta.
Karmenu Ellul Galea has passed on to reap what he rightfully deserves.
He was a quiet person in the true Maltese sense of the word, but deep
inside he was a churning volcano. He was much involved in local politics and
band clubs but he was better known for his literary works; the fratellanzi,
the history of trade unions and the dockyard, as well as journalism and
poetry.
Karmenu was a loving husband and a caring father, but he was also my 'Ziju
Karm'. He was married to my mother's sister Carmela and they were my baptismal
godparents.
When I was just a boy my mother would take me to visit them, and he would
be upstairs tapping away at his typewriter. I was told not to disturb him but
he always had a smile for me, although Auntie Karm's sweets had a better
effect!
When my family returned from overseas, he was one of the first relatives I
had visited. He showed great interest in the way of life in Australia and
about how the Maltese communities there function. Ziju Karm was a figure in
our family; always regarded as the scholar and the 'learned one'.
I remember when he was working on the history of the dockyard and I
happened to be visiting. Knowing of my interest in the history of the British
services in Malta, he recounted the story of HMS Melita and the 'Melita
slipway'; something that I had not known and found very fascinating.
Unfortunately time has no mercy and when Auntie Carmela was not well, he
packed up that same old typewriter to look after her.
His children Alfred, Lora, Antoinette and especially Mary Grace were always
there. When Auntie Karm passed away, he showed great courage.
Just three years from that sad day, it was his turn. We'll all miss him but
he has left us with a legacy of fond memories.
L-GHAQDA POETI MALTIN FIL-FURJANA
