Why does poetry matter and why is reading so important? We talk to Juan Miguel Severo to answer a short but difficult question: Who is the Filipino? MANILA, Philippines – Juan Miguel Severo – Gege to ...
Poetry during the pandemic has taken the form of tanaga, a native Filipino poem with 4 lines and 7 syllables each. Case in point: "Pitong Pantig, Pintig, at Pagitan," an anthology of 50 tanaga in ...
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The living sound in translations

When Marne Kilates departed in July 2024, we lost not only a premier poet in English, but a top-rate translator into Filipino ...