PRESS RELEASE: The 2nd Pinoypoets Poetry Workshop, 23-24 April 2005

Pinoypoets is having its second Poetry Workshop on April 23 at the Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, and on April 24 at the Art Informal, Greenhills, San Juan, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The Workshop aims to convene the members in a creative forum where greater learning is made possible. In this workshop, the group endeavors to help its members find their own voice, improve their craft and, through constructive sharing, gain a general appreciation and understanding of the various nuances of poetry writing.

The panelists for the English poems are: Heights moderator and one of the fellows in The Nippon Foundation Fellowships for Asian Public Intellectuals (API Fellowships, Batch 2003-2004) DM Reyes; UP Professor, Palanca awardee and Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Department Manager III for Visual, Literary and Media Arts Sid Gomez Hildawa; and Fulbright scholar, Palanca awardee and UP instructor Conchitina Cruz.

For the Filipino poems, the panelists are: Joey Baquiran, UP Instructor, one of the Directors of the Writers Union of the Philippines (WUP) and Palanca awardee; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the UP College of Arts and Letters and Associate Professor at the Department of Filipino, CAL, Joi Barrios; and Ateneo de Manila University instructor and Palanca awardee Edgar Samar.

There will also be a pre-workshop activity on April 16, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This seminar/open discussion about poetry, poetry writing and poetry criticism will be handled by Mr. Santiago “Sonny” Villafania also at the Manila Observatory in Ateneo Campus, Katipunan.

Pinoypoets is a community of Filipino poets, writers and literary enthusiasts from all over the world, where members may share their works, thoughts and insights to learn and improve their craft.

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