ABOUT PINOYPOETS
 PinoyPoets is a community of literary enthusiasts whose aim is to create an online forum where its members may enrich their knowledge, experience and creativity in poetry. It serves as a meeting place where the members may interact and learn from each other; where ideas may be exchanged freely and opinions shared constructively and respectfully.
PinoyPoets has grown to more than 250 members, with three consultants, to date, since its humble beginnings in June 2004. It does not support any particular political leaning, ideology or advocacy.
PinoyPoets' regular online activities include:
- Posting of Works. All poems posted are open for constructive criticism from fellow members.
- Season's Favorite Poems. Each member may gather their favorites from the posted poems and submit their lists twice every month (one from the batch of poems from the first half of the month and the other from latter half). The most favored poems will be included in the Season's Favorite Poems.
- Featured Pinoypoet of the Month. A member will be featured for the season. The selected poet will choose the poem among his/her works for posting together with his/her brief profile in the site.
- Writing Exercises. These activities encourage members to write poems based on a given criteria with a deadline of one to two weeks.
- Forum (http://PinoyPoets.proboards44.com). This is still a work in progress and is intended for more orderly and facilitated discussions on poetics, criticisms and announcements.
- Website (http://www.PinoyPoets.com). Also a work in progress. The website will be allocated mainly for backup archiving of poems posted by PinoyPoets members.
Among Pinoypoets offline activities are:
- General Assemblies. At least twice a month, members based in Metro Manila and nearby cities and towns will meet to plan the group's activities, discuss PinoyPoets-related issues, and socialize with fellow members.
- Crit Sessions. Similar to a mini-workshop, a crit session is a whole-day activity where poems are critiqued extensively by an established poet.
- Socialization with Established Poets. Recognized poets are invited to PinoyPoets General Assemblies. Among those whom the group became acquainted with, to date, are Ramil Gulle, Angelo Suarez, Sid Gomez Hildawa and Noel Romero del Prado.
PinoyPoets' consultants include:
Michael Coroza.
Poet, essayist, translator, editor, and educator. Coroza's "Mga Lagot na Liwanag" (Severed Lights) published in 2002, was a finalist in the 2003 NBAP of the Manila Critics Circle, and was awarded by the Loyola Schools of the Ateneo De Manila University for the Best Publication Award in 2003.
Edgar Samar.
Poet, fictionist and educator. Samar obtained his AB Psychology and MA Literature-Filipino from Ateneo de Manila University, where he teaches literature. He won the Palanca (2002, 2003 & 2004), the PBBY (2002 & 2004), and Gawad Surian sa Tula (2004) for his poetry and fiction.
Santiago Villafania.
Villafania, a Pangasinanse poet based in Manila, edits the Makata, an eJournal of Philippine and International contemporary poetry. He was awarded Writer of the Year (2004) by the Ulupan na Pansiansia'y Salitan Pangasinan in 2003.
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