Poetry by Rosalie Zerrudo | April 12, 2009
in the intricate
magnificent web of circumstances
the blooming flower
stays in the center
as the great experiencer
to learn and relearn
the art of
purifying oneself.
my life
is a
sacred ritual.
Events by Dominique Gerald Cimafranca | April 8, 2009
The following fellows have been selected for the Davao Writers Workshop 2009.
Fellows for Fiction
Alpha Fortun (UP Mindanao)
Aaron Jalalon (UP Mindanao)
Edmund Julian de la Cerna (San Pedro College)
Eric John Villena (Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan)
Jeffrey Javier (UP Mindanao)
Fellows for Creative Nonfiction
Mary Ann Tarusan (Ateneo de Davao)
Migs Bassig (Ateneo de Manila)
Karen Quinones (University of Southeastern Philippines)
Rowena Rose Lee (UP Mindanao)
Fellows for Poetry
Allen Samsuya (UP Mindanao)
Jobelle Obguia (Ateneo de Davao)
Hannah Enanoria (Ateneo de Davao)
Henrietta Diana de Guzman (UP Mindanao)
Paul Randy Palua-Gumanao (Ateneo de Davao)
Vanessa Almeria (UP Mindanao)
The workshop takes place at La Storta Retreat House, Shrine Hills, Matina, from May 4 to May 8. Panelists are Marjorie Evasco, Tim Montes, Macario Tiu, and Don Pagusara.
Opening ceremonies for the workshop will be on May 4, 9:00 am, at Ateneo de Davao University.
The workshop will be open to a limited number of observers. Stay tuned to this web site for announcement on the sign-up details.
Editor's Note by Maria Virginia Yap Morales | April 5, 2009
Her attributes have been labelled as “feminine,” which are right-brained priorities of receptivity, intuition, feeling, artistic pursuit. In the last four decades she is said to have developed “masculine” priorities in left brain assertiveness, intellectual pursuit, science, organization, mathematics. Living through discontinuities in her life, global statistics affirm – she is living a longer life than him. Because of all these, it has been said the 21st century is the woman’s century. Two issues of Dagmay harvests the promise of March and new beginnings in the poetry and prose of Agnes Miclat Cacayan, Rosalie Zerrudo, Lourdes Birondo Caharian, and painting by Anna Rhieza Rallos.
MARIA VIRGINIA YAP MORALES
Editor
Nonfiction by Rosalie Zerrudo | April 5, 2009
Travel is the trendsetting lifestyle in the planet. The Venusian backpack is now virtually galloping from
one island to the next for many reasons: some maybe looking for men, some looking for love, some wanting to see places, and some maybe for work. Why do women travel? How are they different from the way men travel? Women may bring extra clothes all the time, for they are privileged to decorate themselves. An extra scarf will make a difference.
One of my most beautiful travel experiences are my journeys with women. It is travel by intuition rather than linear guide book driven. Women always carry candid open secrets, real meaty stories for they pay attention to details and listen to their hearts. They can hear the wind, touch the clouds and dance in water. These are the magic in women.
Continue reading Endangered Pink Road and Sunflower Streets of Mindanao
Poetry by Agnes Miclat-Cacayan | April 5, 2009
(A rap-song still waiting for its music)
Narration:
Tila buong buhay ko na ay inialay ko
sa pagakyat ng bundok na ito…
Kapayapaan…ang kanyang pangalan….
Start of rap /song:
Unti-unti ang mga kasama ko ay
Napipikon na, nawawalan ng pag-asa
Unti-unti ang mga kasama ko ay
Napapaslang ng mga halimaw sa daan
Unti-unti ang mga kasama ko ay
Nadadapa, napipinsala
Ang iba sa kanilay humina na ang kalooban
Sa kaniya-kaniyang dunong ay nagpasiklaban
At sumilakbo sa pag-aalitan
Mga halimaw sa daan ay naghiyawan
Ahahahahaha
Continue reading Ang Tanong ng Babaylan ng Bundok Kapayapaan
Nonfiction by Louie Marcelo, Zer Cabatuan | March 29, 2009
I am better than you. We are better than you. They are better than you. You are better than me.
What made you say that? Why did you say that? How can you say that?
Our senses are fixed only on what we perceive. Black and white. Short and tall. Fat and thin. Male and female. The list goes on and on and on. The question remains: are we really all that different from each other?
Poetry by Brenndon Garino | March 29, 2009
Bliss
is when you talk to somebody
and you get it right
the moment the first words were uttered.
Bliss
is like walking on words
like petals as soft as the roses.
Bliss
is like looking at the mirror
and seeing a face
entirely different from yours
but speaking the same language
treading with the coolness
of a thawing spring,
that gushes,
strong
with a force of a hundred waves
pouring from the deep recesses of the ocean.
Events by Angely Chi | March 22, 2009
Following the success of our Poetry Nights comes LitOrgy, an evening of music, poetry, and visual art. LitOrgy incorporates these disparate forms into a fusion of collaborative performances from the young artists of Davao City.
LitOrgy happens on Saturday, March 28, from 8:00PM to 10:00PM at the Durian Bar, Madrazo Compound. There will be an entrance fee of P50.
If you are interested in joining LitOrgy, please post your name in the comments section below, or sign up at the Facebook event page.