ni Noel Galon de Leon Tatlong beses na kinilala bilang Makata ng Taon mula sa Talaang Ginto ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino si Louie Jon A. Sanchez o LJ sa mga malalapit sa kaniya. Isa sa kaabang-abang na makata sa Panitikan ng Filipinas kung pag-uusapan ang kontemporaneong panulaan. Kasalukuyan siyang nagtuturo ng panitikan at pagsulat … Continue reading
Last year, authors Dr. Rica Bolipata-Santos and Louie Jon A. Sanchez called for submissions to a proposed Anthology on Spirituality and Prayer. The anthology is envisioned to feature new writing on the subject, but aspires to be encompassing, even accepting entries coming from non-Christian traditions. The anthology call sought for poems (a suite of three … Continue reading
by John Andrew M. Del Prado Where on the body indeed? Louie Jon A. Sanchez’s latest poetry collection aptly titled Kung Saan sa Katawan (2013, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House) presents this question. The title itself is a resounding echo of another book, Jeanette Winterson’s Written on the Body, albeit foreign and fiction. In … Continue reading
The literary and youth volunteer group Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA), in partnership with the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) and the National Commission for Culture andthe Arts (NCCA), will hold the 32nd edition of its nationwide seminar-workshop series, “Sining ng Tugma, Sukat, at Talinghaga” (STST; Art of Rhyme, Meter, and Metaphor) at … Continue reading
Kritika Kultura (KK), the international refereed journal of language, literary, and cultural studies of the Ateneo de Manila University, in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, will host the double book launching of two of the journal’s associate editors, on February 15, 2014, 5:00 pm, at the Natividad Galang Fajardo Room, … Continue reading
UPDATED, Peb. 17, 2014–Inaanyayahan ang lahat sa paglulunsad ng “Kung Saan sa Katawan,” ikalawang aklat ng tula ni Louie Jon A. Sanchez. Samahan ang mga makata ng Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA) at mga kaibigan sa sining sa isa na namang gabi ng tula at musika sa Pebrero 18, 2014 (Martes), 7-9 ng … Continue reading
The Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA), the oldest and leading organization of poets in Filipino and Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations awardee, has released its biennial president’s report* listing its recent organizational activities and achievements. [Click here to view the report.] The report covers the years 2011-2012 under the leadership of the previous batch … Continue reading
by Louie Jon A. Sanchez A paper for a panel at the 2012 Taboan Writers Festival organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, held at Clark Field, Pampanga last Feb. 9-11, 2012. Just a few days ago, in my Philippine Literature in English class in the Ateneo de Manila, we problematized notions … Continue reading
by Louie Jon A. Sanchez I attended a gathering of young people organized by the Diocese of Novaliches at the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Fairview, Quezon City last Oct. 21, 2012, the day of the canonization of the second Filipino saint, youth and migrant proto-martyr Pedro Calungsod of the Visayas. The gathering, dubbed “Calungsod Youth Day,” … Continue reading
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