Here Was

A poignant blend of sweet nostalgia and a heady call<br>for action against tyranny and injustice. An incredibly<br>compelling collection.<em> Hollay Ghadery</em>HERE WAS pierces the zeitgeist of what it means to<br>inhabit that razorblade-thin realm of the foreign.<em> Josie Di Sciascio-Andrews</em>This is the poetics of a nomad at sea.<em> John Baldacchino</em>Portelli’s voice is an invitation au voyage — one that<br>is as harrowing as it can be sensuous.<em> Norbert Bugeja</em>Portelli weaves a vision of a Mediterranean world<br>always in process of becoming, and he opens for us<br>the fractures of its sublime beauty.<em> Stephanos Stephanides</em>