I attended Loving Out Loud last night as one of the poetry readers. Actually, my friend Jason Chancoco had learned earlier that he is one of the readers as he received a confirmation email from the organizer. I did not. Probably because one of the poems I sent for screening is too profane for a love poem. Anyway, we found out before the reading that my name was on the list too :)
The first reader was the actor John Arcilla followed by Rofel Brion and Paolo Manalo, who, by the way, did not read any love poems unless he considers Jolography a love poem. Chin Chin Gutierrez rendered a short uyayi and read a couple of poems followed by Pete Lacaba (read a selection of poems from his book Edad Medya) and Jason Chancoco. I was slated after a lady who read a verse from the Bible and then the rest of the readers and poetry lovers.
There were no stars last night.
As expected, it rained but we did not leave until the drizzles turned into a heavy downpour. I believe there were a couple or a few more who were not able to read their pieces.
The reading ended past 10pm not because of the conundrum of rain :)
sonito 155
(para ed si Chin Chin Gutierrez)
limgas kan inmapireng ed arap
da’ra’y matan napno’y panpilalek
tan dia’d panamegley na uyayi
pinatekiab mo ‘ra’y ilalam mi
dia’d salian kakaoayanan
tinaoag mo ‘ra’y lalakin usa
sikaran simbaoa’y panangaro
a nidatek ed saray uliran
tan tongtong nen panaon ya aman
O musia ka na labin maanlong
labiteoen ya tinmalintao
tan akioayoaya ya agano
dia’d inyalis mo ed intablado
tinumbok ko'y anlong so samiong mo
The first reader was the actor John Arcilla followed by Rofel Brion and Paolo Manalo, who, by the way, did not read any love poems unless he considers Jolography a love poem. Chin Chin Gutierrez rendered a short uyayi and read a couple of poems followed by Pete Lacaba (read a selection of poems from his book Edad Medya) and Jason Chancoco. I was slated after a lady who read a verse from the Bible and then the rest of the readers and poetry lovers.
There were no stars last night.
As expected, it rained but we did not leave until the drizzles turned into a heavy downpour. I believe there were a couple or a few more who were not able to read their pieces.
The reading ended past 10pm not because of the conundrum of rain :)
sonito 155
(para ed si Chin Chin Gutierrez)
limgas kan inmapireng ed arap
da’ra’y matan napno’y panpilalek
tan dia’d panamegley na uyayi
pinatekiab mo ‘ra’y ilalam mi
dia’d salian kakaoayanan
tinaoag mo ‘ra’y lalakin usa
sikaran simbaoa’y panangaro
a nidatek ed saray uliran
tan tongtong nen panaon ya aman
O musia ka na labin maanlong
labiteoen ya tinmalintao
tan akioayoaya ya agano
dia’d inyalis mo ed intablado
tinumbok ko'y anlong so samiong mo
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