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Filipino Poets Speak, Comfort & Enlighten

May 22, '07 10:41 PM
for everyone

These 10 poems recited by Filipino writers from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) were taken from the CD “USTinig: UST Writers Read”. I’m surprised by how comforted I am and challenged to think whenever I listen to these poems during my commutes around the metro or trips outside it.

I’ve taken some of my favorite poems in English and Filipino from “USTinig” and posted them here for you to enjoy as well. There’s really no other “requirement” to doing so other than listening and listening well. There are no English translations for the poems written in Filipino as yet, but I hope you all appreciate listening to these, too. “USTinig” is available for PHP150 in the Creative Writing Center and Studies (open from Monday-Friday from 8 AM- 5PM, with tel. no. 406-1611 loc. 8281, care of Ms. Anna) at the Ground Floor of UST’s Commerce Building.

EXCERPTS FROM "USTinig":

LOVE, LIE STILL
A KIND OF BURNING
by Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta

BAGO ANG BABAE
LANTAY
by Rebecca T. Anonuevo

ANG KANILANG MGA PANGALAN
PUTOL
by Michael Coroza

THIRD WORLD GEOGRAPHY
THE INTENSITY OF THINGS
by Cirilo Bautista

CHIME HOUSE
THE LAST RITE
by Nerisa Guevara

Love, Lie Still
A Kind of Burning
Bago ang Babae
Ang Kanilang mga Pangalan
Putol
The Intensity of Things
The Last Rite
Chime House
Lantay
Third World Geography

Tags: ustinig, spoken poems, filipino poets, filipinopoetry, opheliadimalanta, rebeccaanonuevo, michaelcoroza, cirilobautista, nerisaguevara

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anaktiyanak wrote on May 22, '07

nice,. ive heard this once and always wanted to buy my copy

paulineapilado wrote on May 22, '07

anaktiyanak said

nice,. ive heard this once and always wanted to buy my copy

dear, there are still some copies left at the CWCS! let's hurry and get our copies, hehehe!

val0214 wrote on May 23, '07

how much at pwedeng makibili at send kong bayad..please...

paulineapilado wrote on May 23, '07, edited on Jun 11, '07

Hi everyone!

I added two new poems to this playlist: Cirilo Bautista's "THRID WORLD GEOGRAPHY" and Nerisa Guevara's "CHIME HOUSE". For the pilgrim and the child in each and everyone of us.

Enjoy!

Pauline Ü

sadagat wrote on Jul 9, '07

thank you for the little listen. :)

paulineapilado wrote on Jul 12, '07

sadagat said

thank you for the little listen. :)

Hi there Maria! Ü

I'm a glad you enjoyed it. I'm only just discovering that there are a lot of great poems by Filipino poets. Ü

Will send you an invite to become online buddies. Come join my network if you want to.

Thanks and take care,

Pauline

sadagat wrote on Jul 12, '07

accepted! I am nerisa guevara. :)

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paulineapilado wrote on Jul 19, '07, edited on Jul 19, '07

sadagat said

accepted! I am nerisa guevara. :)

hi nerisa!

wow, this is so great, "meeting" you in Multiply. thank you very much for your poems "the last rite" and "chime house" from "USTinig" - i really like them! Ü my friend amie co from UST also lent me her copy of your CD "reaching destination". i've had only one run through of it and will listen to it some more soon. i liked "closing the sky" as performed by badjao there.

good luck with your next projects, books and performances! please keep me in the loop about these so I can also invite other friends with me. Ü

many, many thanks,

pau Ü

sadagat wrote on Jul 19, '07

embarrassed and charmed.

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