Eklissi Perpetwi

Top Maltese poet Achille Mizzi is back with a new collection of poetry called Eklissi Perpetwi. It includes a study by Oliver Friggieri and is published by Midsea Books:

Midsea Books Ltd (Klabb Kotba Maltin) have just published a new collection of poetry by outstanding poet Achille Mizzi. This collection entitled Eklissi Perpetwi is the seventh in a series produced by Mizzi throughout a career spanning over fifty years.

Beside one hundred and ten new poems, written between 1997 and 2006, this collection contains a very scholarly appraisal by Professor Oliver Friggieri. The titles of Achille Mizzi’s previous volumes were L-Ghar ta’l-Enimmi (1967, Mas-Sejha tat-Tnabar (co-author) (1971), Il-Kantiku tad-Demm (1981), Taqtir is-Skiet, (1987), Achille Mizzi - Poeżiji (1993) and Vetrati Milwiena (1998).

In this collection, Achille Mizzi strives to probe beyond the wide spectrum of subjects that have moved him as a poet. However as the poet mellows, his élan vital and his exuberance seem to be giving way to a staid reflection on the predicament of human existence in general and his own mortality in particular. Copies of this book are obtainable from Klabb Kotba Maltin (Strait Street, Valletta) and from leading booksellers.