Poetry Updates on the nominees and the awards will be posted at theFilipino ReaderCon 2012 website, so be sure to check back there every week to see how your nominated book is doing. The winners will be awarded on the2nd Filipino ReaderCon: United We Read, which will happen onAugust 18...
In the public eye, in my lifetime, I think of Nate Robinson, whom I loved during his tenure with the Knicks. And as a writer, how can I not acknowledge Jayne Cortez, whose life in the Black Arts Movement included poetry but also the music of the Black Avant Garde? White supremacy re...
But it was poetry and music that ultimately became her true calling. Raised in a Christian, single-parent household, she shared a deep bond with her mother over an eclectic playlist, ranging from Paramore and Outkast to Nicki Minaj. She invented her IamDoechii moniker in middle school as an...
Some genres in literature are poetry, non-fiction (or real stories), and fiction (or imaginary stories). Then there are “sub-genres” such as cookbooks, science fiction, and mystery, to name just a few. 流派是一组具有特定风格、形式或内容的艺术、音乐或文学作品。文学的一些类型是诗歌、非...
(“History’s translator / for entire generations / lost in the English language. / A teacher who teaches / the truth, that pertinent light / needed by those / who misplaced / their soul / and their poetry of life.”) Pues, el candor y el arte. / La sapiencia de toda una cultura:...
The singing of the whales, the rising of the waters, the harvest of tears Memoir Falling in Love (From Letters to the Other) Non-Fiction Resources Filipiniana Writing Books Things that inspire me Books Poetry Time September 3, 2024 / 2 Comments A dear friend recommended Abraham Joshua ...
Some contemporary Filipino-in-diaspora poetry… Victor P. Gendrano (California) Japanese Haiku . . . ospital silid hintayan ang plastik na mga bulaklak palaging bukad . waiting room the plastic flowers always in bloom . . . pinagbiling bahay puno ng halakhak ng maga bata . sold house ...
There is a compelling tendency among novices developing any skill or art, whether learning to play the violin, write poetry, or compete in gymnastics, to quickly move past the fundamentals and on to more elaborate, more sophisticated movements, skills, or techniques. This compulsion is the novice...
Still, I longed for poetry, and for passion. For music. The ancient tradition of Harana was my country’s most romantic expression of love. Up until the 1950s, ambitious men underwent this soul-baring rite, and lucky women, no matter their station in life, were made to feel like ...
Thanks in large part to the work of Nick Carbó, Filipino American poetry has never been as dynamic as it is today, with many established voices continuing to lead the movement such as Barbara Jane Reyes, Oliver de la Paz, Joseph O. Legaspi, Sarah Gambito, Vince Gotera, Eileen Tabios, ...