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, 

HIRAETH and THE OPPOSITE OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA.

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

East Wind Books of Berkeley

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!

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)

BOOK EXHIBITION, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY (November 2017-Ongoing)

"Eileen Tabios: A Literary Force"

(click on images to enlarge)

"The Force..."--just a Pinoy Pun on the generous title of an exhibit on some of my books over at the San Francisco Public Library's International Center (3rd floor, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco). The title is courtesy of the exhibit's generous curator who deserves to receive plaudits, not give them: Abraham "Abe" Ignacio. Since about four months ago, Abe has served as Librarian of the SFPL's Filipino American Center. I'm honored, I'm blessed, and I'm grateful. Maraming Salamat, Abe!  Abe is a historian and noted author as well, having released the important The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War (co-authored with Helen Toribio, Enrique de la Cruz and Jorge Emmanuel).

Here are photos of the exhibit which also reminds me to say Thank You to my book publishers whose faith I appreciate in publishing me. Featured in the exhibit are publications released through Editions du Cygne (France), Knives Forks and Spoons Press (U.K.), Black Radish Books, Theenk Books, Otoliths, and a few each by Paloma Press and Moria Books/Locofo. Thank you Patrice, Daniel, Irene, Alec, Marthe, Steve, Mark, Aileen and Bill.

Also below are photos of various Filipino- and Filipino-American titles displayed and also curated by Abe. It is great to be surrounded, to be contextualized among, these wonderful works by what is still one of the more overlooked groups within the literary world: Filipino English-language writings.

(Abe Ignacio)

In the marvelous company of: