Pinoy Poets

Law for Art's Sake

A series of lecture/sharing sessions on Philippine laws governing the arts (specifically copyright and contracts) entitled Law For Art's Sake (Summer 2007 session) will be held on April 21, 28, and May 5, 12, 19, 26 from 11 am to 12:30 pm at the BlueWings ArtSpace, 2nd Floor, Rafa's deli + cafe, Unit C 10 Xavierville Ave., Loyola Height, Quezon City.
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Res Ipsa Loquitor

The first one-woman photo exhibit of Billie Sue Go-Lim entitled Res Ipsa Loquitor will open on 26 March 2007 at the Bluewings ArtSpace, 2nd Floor, Rafa's deli + cafe, 10-C Xavierville Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
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Performance Poetry Pound Plenty

Roger Robinson of the renowned UK-based performance poetry group Apples & Snakes will be in Manila for the British Council's live literature programmes this month.
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Kapusuan: Gabi Ng Panitik at Pag-ibig

Inaanyayahan ng Linangan sa Imahen Retorika at Anyo (LIRA) at ng Conspiracy Bar ang lahat na maghandog ng tula ng pag-ibig para sa Valentine edition ng ConspiWriters Night sa ika-13 ng Pebrero, mula ika-7 hangang ika-9 ng gabi sa Conspiracy Bar, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City.
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Anima, A Celebration Of Being

Celebrate Halloween early with poetry and music with Anima, a celebration of being at Rafa’s Deli+Café on October 14, 2006, Saturday, 6 pm.
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We'd like to see your own original verse! Submit your poetry to PinoyPoets and get the chance to have them posted on the site!

We would be glad to have you with us as we pay homage to the Muses of the Written Word.

At Cinema Central

Romel Samson

This movie house takes away my light
as I enter her pitch-black body. My shadow
unrecognizes its form as flickers usher me

to a company of strangers, who, like me,
are children of the shade. My hands grope
in the obscurity of the spaces in between dims

and iridescence. Bumping, patting strangers in the face,
in the arms or somewhere else, in my gaffe to recognize
human from the seat, truth from reality, or the cushioned

grief of the goers in their seat sopping with tears.
The shared lover's malice remains hidden
in the niche. The rituals of the silhouettes

In the shoulder aisles, moving from corner to corner
searching for light, the fulfillment they desire
from someone else's touch while the film plot unfolds,

drowning emotions in a draped world.
Here, sadness is a movie star with sorrow
growing brighter. I watch from afar, with darkness

As my company in this instance of becoming.
As I assume my part in the scene
beyond the curtains.