Barbara Jane Reyes's Blog
March 31, 2009
This is an old meme, from radical woman of color blogger Professor Susurro: List 25 authors that have influenced you over your life time. (They don’t have to be deep, they just have to have had some impact on your life.) I interpret this to mean that as well as books, novels, stories, essays, poems, the [...:]
March 30, 2009
Hey I’m excited. I will be taking an online writing workshop with Washington based writer, Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor. Here is an excerpt of her course description:
Using the babaylan concepts of kapwa, loob, and Tao Po! this workshop will focus on creatively expressing our stories through the written word to help us find and create meaning in [...:]
Using the babaylan concepts of kapwa, loob, and Tao Po! this workshop will focus on creatively expressing our stories through the written word to help us find and create meaning in [...:]
March 29, 2009
After hitting the farmers market at Jack London Square, Oscar and I headed into the Barnes and Noble there to see Congresswoman Barbara Lee speak. She’s been discussing her new book, Renegade for Peace & Justice: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Speaks For Me, and I’ve noticed she’s been doing so in so many local indie bookstores. [...:]
March 28, 2009
I’ve just finished reading Marianne Villanueva’s debut collection of short stories, Ginseng and Other Tales from Manila (Calyx Books, 1993). There. I’ve said it. I’ve just read this book 16 years too late, and I’ve read Villanueva’s second book, Mayor of the Roses (Miami University Press, 2005), prior to reading this one.
I am tempted to [...:]
I am tempted to [...:]
March 26, 2009
Once again, more on the Death of Poetry at the Poetry Foundation blog here. And actually, I’d wanted to say a few things about literary criticism, after reading Matthew Zapruder’s essay, “Share Your Work!” which you can also read at the Poetry Foundation website here. So this is just to say that I see a [...:]
March 24, 2009
As I both love my domesticity and strive to be well-rounded (i.e. my life is not all po-biz all the time), here are some updates on the little West Oakland urban patio’s container garden: we’ve planted three tomato plants (husky cherry, yellow heirloom, and something else), two bell pepper plants (yellow and orange), a sweet [...:]
Marianne Villanueva is asking a huge question today:
What is the future of Filipino American Literature?
I want to respond, and I want to do so substantially. I know that “the future” of Filipino American literature is something I and so many of us have been working at for many, many years now.
We can look at API [...:]
What is the future of Filipino American Literature?
I want to respond, and I want to do so substantially. I know that “the future” of Filipino American literature is something I and so many of us have been working at for many, many years now.
We can look at API [...:]
March 23, 2009
Octopus Books will hold an open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts in April of 2009. Manuscripts must be submitted between April Fools day and April 30, 2009. We prefer you submit your manuscripts electronically. To submit, purchase the $10 reading fee through paypal from the button at http://www.octopusbooks.net/submit.html
then attach your manuscript in an email [...:]
then attach your manuscript in an email [...:]
March 21, 2009
From Sarah Gambito of Kundiman:
As you (may) know, Kundiman is playing an important role in the literary world of the U.S. By initiating a summer retreat for Asian American poets five years ago, it has opened doors of opportunity that were previously closed to young poets of the Asian diaspora. Through intensive workshops with renowned [...:]
As you (may) know, Kundiman is playing an important role in the literary world of the U.S. By initiating a summer retreat for Asian American poets five years ago, it has opened doors of opportunity that were previously closed to young poets of the Asian diaspora. Through intensive workshops with renowned [...:]
March 20, 2009
I’ve previously confessed to Claire Light that I do not write profiles of women artists; I do write about their work and my responses to their written work, performance, exhibition. This seems in line with what Claire has just posted on the Hyphen blog, as a part of her series of API women’s profiles for [...:]
