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Year-end Post

pangasinan ghazals. pen membership. ani 36. kumbirahan 2010. cirilo f. bautista: 100 poems. 1st asna award (arts & culture). resolution no.201-479 commendation by the sangguniang bayan, municipality of santa barbara. submitted two manuscripts (pinabli and ghazalia) for dlsu publications. poems: erolalia and sonnet to a pilgrim soul translated into several languages. ipu-ipo sa piging anthology. lol: lit out loud - 1st manila international literary festival. philippine pen annual conference, cebu. people: vikas swarup, alvin pang, robin lim, nguyen bao chan, joseph akawu shie, ignacio martinez pison. books & more books.

Poème d'amour Pangasinan

My translation of a very short poem already translated in 280 languages, even in some rare dead languages (maya, copte, hieroglyphs, arapaho, mahican, etc.) made by researchers. Say talintaom ed salming, So sankarakepan kon anlong, Bangta, samboten ta naandi, Aya so samput kon "Sika so Pinabli"! http://pouemes.free.fr/poesie/la_glace/poemeamour-pangasinan.htm Your image in the mirror, Is my most beautiful poem, But, be quick it disappears, It's my last "I love you"! © Bellon Poète

1st Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education International Conference

1st Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education International Conference in the Philippines January 18 - 20, 2011, Urdaneta City University, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Theme : Benchmarking Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education Development Practices & Challenges in the 21st Century in Asia Pacific. Keynote Speaker : Dr. Shigekazu Takemura, Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima University, Japan REGISTRATION FEES (includes conference kit, 3 lunches, 8 snacks, certificate of attendance) On-site Rate Foreign ($200) Foreign Students ($200) Local (Php 5500) Day 1 (Tuesday January 18, 2011) For inquiries/Assistance visit www.ucu.edu.ph (link to UCU.IEDICM logo) Registration Opening Activities Plenary Session Topics * Indigenization of Curriculum and Instruction * Development and Production of Materials * Institutional and Community Support * Pre and In-service Teacher Training Program * Learning Assessment Development Cultural Presentation and Solidarity Night Day 2 (Wednesday January 19, 2...

2010 Philippine PEN Congress, Dec. 4-5 in Cebu City

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Download the pdf version of the program - here . International writers to grace Philippine PEN confab in Cebu by Dexter R. Matilla (Inquirer Lifestyle, 11/29/2010).

Lit Out Loud (LOL): 1st Manila International Literary Festival

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With Vikas Swarup (author of the best-selling novel “Q & A,” on which the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” was based) and Vim Nadera . (11/19/2010, Interncontinental Hotel Manila, Makati)

Meet the Philippine PEN Authors

The Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) presents Meet the Philippine PEN Authors December 3, 2010 (Friday) 5:00-7:00 pm Powerbooks-Cebu 2/F The Northwing, SM City North Reclamation Area, Cebu City Witness the authors read their works. Experience the joy of the written—and the spoken—word. Meet the Philippine PEN Authors features National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera, poet Marjorie Evasco, novelist Jun Cruz Reyes, poet Herminio Beltran, Jr., and fiction writer Charlson Ong. Admission is free. We welcome all lovers of literature. Appreciation to our sponsors: Powerbooks-Cebu, Anvil Publishing, International PEN, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) For further inquiries, please contact: Philippine PEN Solidaridad Bookstore, 531 Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila, Philippines Tel. (632) 5230870; Telefax (632) 5255038 Email: philippinepen@yahoo.com Meet the Philippine PEN Authors Bienvenido Lumbera National Artist for Literatur...

Umaanlong

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2010 SEA WRITE AWARDS CEREMONY : The outstanding eight

The SEA Write 2010 award will take place at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok on November 5, with HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn presiding at the awards dinner and presentation ceremony. As usual, a prominent writer has been invited as the keynote speaker. Taking his place at the podium this year will be Scottish writer Willam Dalrymple, a multiple-award winning historian and travel writer, as well as a distinguished broadcaster, critic, art historian, foreign correspondent and co-director of Asia's largest literary festival. A Cambridge history graduate, Dalrymple has lived in Delhi on and off for the last 25 years. His interests include India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Mughal rule, the Muslim world, Hinduism, Buddhism, the Jains and early Eastern Christianity. All of his six books have won major literary prizes, as have his radio and television documentaries. His first three were travel books based on his journeys in the Middle East, India and Central Asia. » Rea...

Erolalia : German Translation by Ute Margaret Saine

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I heute Nacht bin ich Abelard du meine Heloise und ich singe von deinen lyrischen Lippen den Formen deiner Brust deiner Schenkel du süße Überraschung! II wenn in deiner Nacktheit Fest O mein Herz alle Versprechen bricht! ich werde auch auf Gottes Schädel und Brust einschlagen ich werde weder Tod noch die Zeiten bedenken III Weib ich will am liebsten die Hügel deiner Brüste küssen & an die Himalayas denken es wär als hätt ich den höchsten Boden des Everest erreicht mit den stolzen Zwillingsbergen gefangen zwischen meinen Lippen IV bring mich sanft um meine Geliebte in tiefster Nacht mit deinem seidigen Kleid das dir um die rosa Knöchel gefallen ist begrab mich sanft mein Liebstes begrab mich o begrab mich mit Evas ganzem Zauber auf deinem asiatischen Leib V ich sage kein Wort mehr meine Geliebte wenn ich die Rosen seh auf deinen Wangen & den Geschmack von rotem Wein auf deinen Lippen schmecke deine Wangen deine Lippen deine Brüste stille kleine Gedichte die diese Lieder machten ...

Reading Ipuipo sa Piging

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Pinarlasan kon binasa so antolohiyan Ipuipo sa Piging no iner nipalapag so anlong kon Dalityapi sa Huling Paglalabay , Soneto tan Huni sa Caboloan.

FOUNDATION FOR PINOY COPS AND SOLDIERS LAUNCHED IN WASHINGTON DC

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Washington DC, USA - Filipino cops and soldiers and on training in the United States can now connect to and ask help from a Fil-Am Foundation dedicated solely to assist them. Mistah Foundation http://www.mistahfoundation.org/ was formally launched at the Philippine Embassy here on Friday (October 1, 2010). Present during the launching were officials from the embassy led by Ambassador Willy C. Gaa (in gray suit with red tie) and Office of Police Attache head, Chief Superintendent Armando Ramolete. Richard T. Gubatan, a Fil-Am who is a native of Dagupan City led the group from the Foundation side. Together with Foundation's officers and directors they met and confer with Embassy officials on how to be more responsive to the needs of their beneficiaries of the foundation. “We offer the foundation as a vehicle to groups and individuals who share the burden of building the capacity of our police and military,” explains Gubatan. The Foundation is based at 3215 HANOVER RD, JOHNSON CITY,...

World Teachers’ Day 2010

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Recovery begins with teachers On World Teachers’ Day 2010 hundreds of thousands of students, parents and activists around the world will pay homage to all teachers who have been directly or indirectly affected by a major crisis. Be it a humanitarian crisis, such as the earthquake in Haiti and China, or the global economic crisis that has devastated many developed economies over the past year, the role of teachers and other education personnel is vital to social, economic and intellectual rebuilding. All those who are fighting to provide quality education to children of the world can join teachers and their representative organisations to celebrate the profession and show them their support!

Erolalia : Spanish Translation by Jayzl Villafania Nebre

i. esta noche estoy Abelardo mi Helena voy a cantar acerca tus labios de lira del contorno de tu pecho de tus piernas ¡de tu sorpresa dulcisima! ii. cuando en tu desnudez festeja mi corazón ¡olvidará todas las promesas! también romperé la talavera y el pecho de Dios no me importaría ni la muerta ni la vejez iii. mujer, prefiero besar las laderas de tus pechos mientras pienso de las Himalayas con mis labios entre esas cumbres gemelas es como llegué hasta la cima del Everest iv. con su ropa de satín caído cerca tus pies de rosa mátame suavemente mi amor en la calma de la noche en tu cuerpo oriental con todas las encantadas de Eva hazme absorto entérame suavemente mi amor v. las palabras estarán perdidas cuando veo las rosa de tus mejillas y cuando saboreo el vino rojo de tus labios tus mejillas tus labios tus pechos voy a cantar los cortitos poemas que hicieron esta canción voy a cantarlos suavemente como si son las últimas frutas las flores desde el jardín perdido de Edén vi. me acercar...

Erolalia: Bulgarian Translation by Rositza Yordanova Pironska

Сантяго Вилафаня Еролалия I. тази нощ аз съм Абелар моя Елоиза ще пея за лиричните ти устни извивките на твоите гърди бедрата сладката ти изненада! II. О, в твоята празнуваща голота сърцето ми ще разбие всички обещания! Ще разбие божията гръд и разум не ми пука за смъртта тежестта на годините III. жена която бих целунал улеят на гърдите ти мислейки за Хималайте бих се чувствал така все едно съм достигнал най-високите точки на Еверест когато тези горди два хълма потръпнат между устните ми IV. убий ме сладка любов в потайната нощ с падаща сатенена рокля в розовите ти глезени погреби ме нежно, любов погреби ме, о, погреби ме с цялото евино очарование на ориенталското ти тяло V. онемявам моя любов щом зърна розите върху скулите ти онемявам когато вкусвам червеното вино върху устните ти скулите ти устните ти гърдите ти тихи малки поеми леещи се балади ще пея за тях, о ще пея за тях сладка моя така сякаш са последните плодове и цветя от изчезваща райска градина VI. ще дойда при тебе любов ...

Apatiran Ditso

ditso ya imbelyaw nen panginaen yayaw no amtak labat ya masamsamit ay nen saman ak ni binmungitngit maminpinsan nalikna’y ansakit painawak labat la’y manirit ditsoan 1. agmo isisiblet itan so kien... ompan naalig mo’y panginaen nen akataway et anginagem inayew-ayew to pati tawen 2. ata’y yaatol mon masimsimpit ay nabangles no ag nariwit no naandi la’y lingsi’y marikit onakulaw ka ya mankubibit 3. anenen ko ni’ta’y kien mo sika no agmo ak nagigi labat la tamoroen ko la’ya so kien ko kien mo la’y singa kiking ya kien mo

Erolalia trans. in Italian by Mario Rigli

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Erolalia¹ di Santiago Villafania (traduzione di Mario Rigli) I ) stasera Sono Abelardo² Mia Eloisa Canterò Delle tue labbra di poesia Il contorno del tuo seno Le tue cosce La tua dolce sorpresa! II) Quando dentro la tua nudità in festa o mio cuore romperò ogni impegno! batterò anche il cranio e il petto di Dio Non avrò mente né morte, né età III) donna vorrei baciare le pendici del tuo seno E pensare all'Himalaya E’ come raggiungere il suolo più alto dell’Everest quando quelle superbe cime gemelle sono intrappolate tra le mie labbra IV) uccidimi dolcemente amore nel cuore della notte con il tuo serico abito caduto ai piedi dalle caviglie di rosa seppelliscimi dolcemente amore seppelliscimi Oh seppelliscimi con tutto il fascino di Eva del tuo corpo d’oriente V) Non so dire una parola amore mio quando vedo rose sulle tue guance e gusto l’aroma di vino rosso sulle tue labbra le tue guance le tue labbra i tuoi seni piccole poesie silenziose che hanno ispirato questo canto Canterò di lo...

Random Typography: Sonnet to a Pilgrim Soul

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say anlong kon sonnet to a pilgrim soul ed random typography. abayag la 'yan proyikto balet natan ko labat impalapag.

Bunsod aklat: Ipuipo sa Piging (Isang Gabi ng Tula)

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Kaiba so sakey ya anlong ko ed salitan Tagalog ed sayan antolohiya ;-p

Michele Caccamo’s poetry book “Lovesickness”

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Just received an autographed copy of Lovesickness from the Italian poet Michele Caccamo. Grazie, bard-brother Michele!;-p

GURGURLIS ED BANUA screening at the HIMIKO in Ho Chi Minh City

Date: Friday, July 16, 2010 Time: 6:00pm - 11:30pm Location: Himiko Cafe Art Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam FILIPINO SHORT FILMS SCREENING with Mervin Espina, curator of the 6th South East Asian Cinema's Conference. Featuring SURREAL RANDOM MMS TEXTS PARA ED INA, AGUI, TAN KAAMONG YA MAKAKAILIW ED SIKA : GURGURLIS ED BANUA (Surreal Random MMS Texts for a Mother, a Sister, and a Wife who Longs for You : Landscape with Figures).Winner of the Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema, 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival (2008). Using a Pangasinan-language translation of Filipino-American activist Carlos Bulosan’s 1942 poem “Landscape with Figures” as a narration, an expatriate Filipino filmmaker working in the Middle East sends surreal, random, and found digital images of displacement and longing to his loved ones in the Pangasinan province of the northern Philippines. Year of Production: 2008 Producer: Sine Caboloan Co.Ltd. Format: DVD NTSC Running Time: 15 minutes Genre : sh...