These were the poet's words as they appeared in his first collection of poetry, Poeżiji, published in 1971 thanks to his second wife Louisette and his friend P. Valentin Barbara's constant encouragement.
Rużar Briffa studied at the Saint Elmo elementary state school and at the Valletta Lyceum.
In 1931, together with his friend Ġużè Bonnici, he founded the Għaqda tal-Malti Università, which is active to date, and started issuing the magazine Leħen il-Malti ("Voice of the Maltese").
These are some comments Briffa passed on poetry, as an individual interpretation and universal expression: My poems are no great events, no profound thoughts on Life, and not even exalted desires of another World.
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