Pangasinan tongue twister in visual sonnet.

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(odino pamikeoet na dila)

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In the News: Showbiz stars join poetry night for legendary Chinese stateman
Can sublime poetry, showbiz stars, an innovative mayor and a 2,300-year-old Chinese tradition help popularize the literary arts in our society beset with Third World problems? On June 5, from 6 p.m. onwards, the country’s most exciting poetry reading night will be hosted by the country’s largest national writers group, Unyon ng Mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL), in cooperation with the UP Institute of Creative Writing, UP Writers Club and the Marikina City Government. The public is invited. Tentative venue is the ultra-modern City Hall of Marikina.

Poetry Africa in Mpumalanga
The Poetry Africa festival in Durban has developed a successful formula encompassing powerful poetry performances in the theatre alongside a daytime programme of seminars and workshops in various venues across Durban. This is in addition to a schools outreach programme. Now in its 7th year, the festival has also included a satellite event in a province outside of KwaZulu-Natal and 2003 includes activities in the province of Mpumalanga.

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