Friday, April 22, 2016

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ARTIST FOR LITERATURE EDITH L. TIEMPO, WOULD HAVE BEEN 97 TODAY

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APRIL 22, 2016, Philippine National Artist for Literature EDITH TIEMPO's 97th Birth Anniversary. Remembering a dear mentor and a ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

back cover blurb for language of ashes

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"Language of Ashes", Joel Pablo Salud's first collection of his poems, is worth spending precious life time on. I know I hav...
Friday, April 1, 2016

IN OUR EXILE, A CONDITION OF STILLNESS

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IN OUR EXILE, A CONDITION OF STILLNESS A condition of stillness pursues you, wherever you find your exile, at sea or in any exp...

A HAIKU: ON JOANNA'S PIER

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A HAIKU (For Joanna Allas-Fojas 's Pier Photo) ... They will not break though waves may lave and years may find them when r...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

A ZERO POINT: THE FIRST DEATH IS ALWAYS THE LAST

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MY POEM TODAY was prompted by a post by KATE BOWLER who has written on God and the faithful, the Prosperity Gospel, and Death. She has...
Saturday, February 6, 2016

EXTINCTION: WHEN I AM WEARY OF CONSIDERATIONS

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MY POEMS TODAY ARE ON "EXTINCTION". These poems were prompted by a post on "Where have all the flowers gone?" Man ...
Thursday, February 4, 2016

WHERE THE FINAL WEAPON IS A CHAIR NOT LOVE

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MY POEMS TODAY ARE ABOUT AGEING AND HOW people respond to the process. This effort was prompted by the blog post of Janet Weight Reed on...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

THE LEAP OF FAITH

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MY POEM TODAY (02/03/2016) was prompted by a post on having faith that the first step of a ladder leads to another whether one sees the...
Monday, February 1, 2016

ZEIT SCHINDEN (AN ARS POETICA)

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MY  POEM FOR TODAY (02/01/2016). It is a poet's constant dread. The poem will be stillborn. So one plays for time. Wait for the ...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

GRACE IN ROSE GARDENS

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MY POEM TODAY (01/31/2016): GRACE IN ROSE GARDENS ... (For all the old friends) Why is growing old gracefully the measure of ...