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حوار الصحفي السعودي سطام الحقباني مع الشاعر الفلبيني سانتياغو فيلافانيا في صحيفة الرياض - الثقافة اليوم Interview with Filipino poet Santiago Villafania conducted by Sattam Haqabani and published this morning in Riyadh Newspaper - Cultural Section today

November 23, 2014 http://www.alriyadh.com/996794 About the poet Santiago Villafania (b 1971) is a contemporary Filipino poet who writes in English and in his native language of Pangasinan, one of Philippines’ twelve languages. He has published several poetry collections, including:   Pinabli & Other Poems , Voices From Caboloan , and Malagilion: Sonnets tan Villanelles. Villafania is one of the most prominent Pangasinan writers. He has received several awards, including the Asna Award for Arts and Culture (Literature) in 2010. He is well known for his effort in reviving Pangasinan as a literary language. His poetry is characterized by its treatment of the human experience in its wide variety, the boldness of imagery, and the vividness and richness of meanings. A Selected Poem “Looking at the Moon”   looking at that moon i have wronged my eyes too much now my heart is blind ....... give me back my sight your voice may not be enough to let me see you ....... i long to feel

World Festival of Poetry | 2015 Poetic Sanctuaries – Pangasinan

Aristos World Festival of Poetry | 2015 Poetic Sanctuaries – Pangasinan ANGGAMAN masaksakbay ni, malikeliket ko lan ibelyaw so pibiang na luyag ed World Festival of Poetry tan say Pangasinan et sakey ed saray 2015 Poetic Sanctuaries no arapen a komatlo ono komapat a simba na Nobiembri 2015. Say angiletneg na World Festival of Poetry ("International Fb-Website") onliliberliber ed apatiran sokung na mundo ya mangitatalaga na poetic sanctuaries. Ed sayan taon et wala ira ed Spain tan Peru-Bolivia insan dia ed India tan Filipinas no arapen a taon. Wala ira’y nagawan anlongan ed iparungtal kon pasen: Dagupan City, Kapitolio na Lingayen, Alaminos City, Bolinao tan dia ed naduruman awiran tan unibersidad a labay dan mianlongan. Kabansag tonia, no natultuloy bilang, et say pangiter na gamor tan pamirbir na Writers International Network (WIN) Canada ed pigaran antabay na kuritan a Pangasinan a sikaraya di Sergio Bumadilla (umaanlong, managsulat na kumbilay), Ferdinand Quintos (umaan