“Clam shells, your hands, / your hull’s flare in the palm hold. / Enshrouding bone on bone./ Curved like a whale. / Washed up.”
Leanne Ellul
LEANNE ELLUL lectures in Maltese. She writes both poetry and prose. In the past she has written for theatre and currently writes both textbooks and books for children, namely the award-winning books Noè u l-Iskojjatlu bla Kwiet (Merlin Publishers, 2019) and L-Istorja ta' Seb it-Tieni (u ta' Seb l-Ewwel ukoll) (Merlin Publishers, 2019). Ellul also has translated a number of works to Maltese. In 2016 she was named the emerging author of the year. Her first collection of poems is entitled L-Inventarju tal-Kamra l-Kaħla [The Blue Room Inventory] (Merlin Publishers, 2020). Ellul is part of a number of entities that have the Maltese language and culture at heart, namely Inizjamed and Fondazzjoni HELA. www.leanneellul.net
