12/08/2025
๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฌ
The latest poetry book of National Artist Rio Alma, entitled ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ (NCCA) and translated into English by poet Michael de Lara Co with illustrations by Celeste Lecaroz, will be launched at the Pista ng Sining sa Ferndale at Ferndale Homes, Quezon City on the afternoon of 19 August 2025. Aside from Rio Almaโs book, a book of satirical poems ๐๐ผ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ (San Anselmo Press) by Atty. Marvin Aceron, and a poetry anthology on EJK ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด-๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ (Librong LIRA) edited by Mia Jalandoni Sumulong and Sejo Esguerra with illustrations by Paul Eric Roca will also be launched.
This is the first time the Ferndale Homeowners Association is holding an event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Manuel L. Quezon. โWe want to present the cultural face of our subdivision,โ explained Atty. Felipe Cruz, president of the Ferndale Homeowners Association. โWe have doctors, engineers, and other young professionals in our place, but we are proud to also have teachers, artists, and writers.โ So aside from the launch of the three books, the Pista ng Sining will feature the opening of an exhibit of works by resident-artists and the inauguration of Silid Aklatan, a library of literary collections for the youth.
All these events will take place from 4-6 PM of August 19 at the Ferndale Homes Clubhouse and will be open to the public. Other books and the new line of t-shirts of ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ-๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ t-shirts will be sold as well.
The events will be preceded by a visual arts workshop at 1-4 PM to be conducted by Maestro Fernando Sena for selected students and residents.
Ferndale Homes
4 August 2025
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National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Librong LIRA
Linya-Linya
San Anselmo Publications, Inc.
