Set the scene.
Zammit trained as a lawyer, taught languages and also painted. His writing often returned to the countryside and the people living around it.
Here’s the twist.
In Għajn Riħana, written in 1939, he addresses a stream. The poem’s peaceful setting encounters the shadow of war near its ending.
Why it still matters.
He also created the comic characters Wenzu and Rożi. Whether using humour or landscape, he made recognisable local life material for literature.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.