The first thing that strikes the reader of this book (“Cadena de Amor” by Marra PL. Lanot, University of the Philippines Press), apart from the fact that it is written in three languages— English, Filipino and Spanish —is the lyrical tone of the poet. It is filled with images and metaphors, like good or great poetry, and yet accessible.
Sonnet to the Beloved’s Rising Wild wind rushes across open spaces. Nothing is here, only the passing of time,...
Ouroboros The ring of Saturn is a dragon consuming its own tail to be reborn. Shiva. Samsara. Ouroboros....
NEW YORK — Poet Joy Harjo, known for wedding social consciousness to her Muskogee Creek heritage and the Southwest America...
Aspiring literary writers are advised to read and write to cultivate craft. But for those striving to become poets, there’s additional advice: Be silent and listen.
“Burning Houses: Poems” by Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta will be launched March 8, 4 p.m., at PowerBooks, Greenbelt 4, Makati City.
SILENCE. That’s my Father. Can you hear him? He’s rubbing my back just thinking, get well my daughter. He just came from the office. I was seven years old.
