Kafè

Kafè is a short poetry film co-written by Kenneth Scicluna and me, inspired by Achille Mizzi’s poem of the same name. Produced for Inizjamed as part of the Poetry on Film project, this initiative fused the visual art of filmmaking with literature.

Poetry on Film was a collaboration between Inizjamed and Valletta 2018, aimed at developing the poetry film sector in Malta through training, commissioning short poetry films for screening at the annual Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival, and promoting these films internationally. The project was a key part of the Valletta 2018 Foundation and Inizjamed’s strategy to make poetry more accessible and vibrant by fostering collaboration and co-creation across artistic disciplines and media.

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Kafè by Achille Mizzi

Dur, dur …
inkaljatur,
kejla kafè karwatli
ħa nitħnu fil-mitħna.
Mill-imsieħen imsoffi
ikkargat il-kafè
sa ma jiled
id-duwa tas-seħer.
U nibqa’ nishar
tul dawn l-iljieli,
mill-firmament niddistilla
l-eliżir
tal-poeżija.

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