Poet, Writer, Artist, Editor, Critic, Publisher, Mom

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

FILIPINX POETS AT THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL, SAN FRANCISCO


FILIPINX POETS READING
featuring Jason Magabo Perez, Barbara Jane Reyes, Chris Santiago and Eileen R. Tabios
March 28, San Francisco!

I discussed my MURDER DEATH RESURRECTION project and presented these books:


PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT:

Jason Perez, Chris Santiago, Eileen Tabios, Edwin Lozada and Barbara Jane Reyes

Event Flyer

Book Table

Introduction by PAWA Director Edwin Lozada

Jason Perez

Barbara Jane Reyes

The interested audience

Chris Santiago

Dan Lau of Kundiman, Barbara and a friend-SF State teacher



SFPL Filipino Center Librarian Abraham Ignacio and Consulate rep

Brisk Book Sales






PINOY FOOD!



Monday, March 26, 2018

POETRY AT BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL

In my most pleasant experience yet with Calculus, I was delighted for the chance to bring MURDER DEATH RESURRECTION (MDR) to two of poet-math teacher Carol Dorf's classes at Berkeley High School. The pics below understate the pleasure of the experience--no doubt what will be a highlight for me in 2018 as it's my first real-life experiment of MDR's conceptual premises (since they're minors I can't feature the students' faces):






Poet-math teacher Carol Dorf with MDR and two of the books it generated, 




Saturday, March 10, 2018

EAST WIND BOOKS READING!



EAST WIND BOOKS READING
Melinda Luisa de Jesus, Eileen R. Tabios and Kim Shuck
2 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2018
2066 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
P: 510 548 2350

Books Presented to include Eileen R. Tabios' newest books: MURDER DEATH RESURRECTION: A Poetry Generator and HIRAETH: Tercets From the Last Archipelago. The event also celebrates Melinda Luisa de Jesus' first poetry collection, peminology!


Friday, March 9, 2018

HAY(NA)KU'S 15-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

HAY(NA)KU 15-Year Anniversary Celebration 

Sponsors: 
San Francisco Public Library Filipino American Center
Philippine American Writers & Artists (PAWA)

The hay(na)ku is turning 15 years old in 2018! You are invited to its birthday celebrations which will include a new anthology, an exhibition, and a poetry reading!

HAY(NA)KU 15
Anthology of hay(na)ku poems by poets from around the world
Editor: Eileen R. Tabios
Introduction by Abraham Ignacio
Poets can submit hay(na)ku poems -- including visual and non-English poetry -- until Feb. 28, 2018. More information is at the Submission Call.

Aug.-Oct.Nov. 2018: "Words With A View" Exhibition
Venue: Kresge Foundation International Center
Third Floor
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Sept. 8, 2018: Hay(na)ku Poetry Reading and Celebration 
--with Birthday Cakes, Bubbly and Other Yummies!
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A/B
Lower Level
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Hay(na)ku Installation
Venue: Filipino American Center, San Francisco Public Library, Third Floor
An installation of framed hay(na)ku by Eileen R. Tabios, Vince Gotera, Aileen Ibardaloza-Cassinetto, and two poets chosen from the HAY(NA)KU 15 anthology. Designer: Cecilia Ibardaloza

More information to Come.

(The first three hay(na)ku anthologies)