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Vicente Garcia Groyon's ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป is now available on Lazada! Check the link in our bio or head to http...
05/11/2024

Vicente Garcia Groyon's ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป is now available on Lazada!

Check the link in our bio or head to https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.nRUCJ

The Department of Literature, the DLSU Publishing House, and Grana Books invite you toOOPS! WE DID IT AGAIN!:On Series a...
04/11/2024

The Department of Literature, the DLSU Publishing House, and Grana Books invite you to

OOPS! WE DID IT AGAIN!:
On Series and Revisions

A Conversation with Clarissa V. Militante, Vicente Garcia Groyon, and Mesรกndel Virtusio Arguelles

and

Book Launching of ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป, and Sonetoismo monograph (โ€œNot the Stuff of Sonnetsโ€: Ilang Talรข sa Sonetoismo) and volumes 1 (Laging Patungo) and 2 (Monstruo)

22 November 2024 (Friday)
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Learning Commons
6th Floor, Henry Sy. Sr. Hall,
De La Salle University
Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila

The event is open to the public, but pre-registration is required. To pre-register, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/wYAyNVcm7XtmHyrMA

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Clarissa V. Militante is the author of three novels, Different Countries (2010 & 2024), We Who Cannot Be Daughters (2014), and State of Happiness (2022). She also wrote and published short stories, namely โ€œDream of the Ruinsโ€ in UP Likhaanโ€™s DX Machina Vol. 4/No. 3/2021 and โ€œCeciliaโ€™s Kind of Loveโ€ in Anthology Short Stories 1 published by the Sydney School of Arts & the Humanities in 2018. She is a full-time faculty member and current Vice Chair of the Department of Literature at De La Salle University.

Vicente Garcia Groyon is the author of The Sky Over Dimas, On Cursed Ground and Other Stories, Everything is Fiction, and Everything is Realism. He is a recipient of the Manila Critics Circle National Book Award, the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature, and the Madrigal-Gonzalez First Book Award.

Mesรกndel Virtusio Arguelles holds a PhD degree in Literature from De La Salle University-Manila, where he teaches literature and creative writing courses. He is an editor, translator, and author of more than 30 books of poetry, essays, and a novel.

The Department of Literature, the DLSU Publishing House, and Grana Books invite you toOOPS! WE DID IT AGAIN!:On Series a...
04/11/2024

The Department of Literature, the DLSU Publishing House, and Grana Books invite you to

OOPS! WE DID IT AGAIN!:
On Series and Revisions

A Conversation with Clarissa V. Militante, Vicente Garcia Groyon, and Mesรกndel Virtusio Arguelles

and

Book Launching of ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป, and Sonetoismo monograph (โ€œNot the Stuff of Sonnetsโ€: Ilang Talรข sa Sonetoismo) and volumes 1 (Laging Patungo) and 2 (Monstruo)

22 November 2024 (Friday)
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Learning Commons
6th Floor, Henry Sy. Sr. Hall,
De La Salle University
Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila

The event is open to the public, but pre-registration is required. To pre-register, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/wYAyNVcm7XtmHyrMA

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Clarissa V. Militante is the author of three novels, Different Countries (2010 & 2024), We Who Cannot Be Daughters (2014), and State of Happiness (2022). She also wrote and published short stories, namely โ€œDream of the Ruinsโ€ in UP Likhaanโ€™s DX Machina Vol. 4/No. 3/2021 and โ€œCeciliaโ€™s Kind of Loveโ€ in Anthology Short Stories 1 published by the Sydney School of Arts & the Humanities in 2018. She is a full-time faculty member and current Vice Chair of the Department of Literature at De La Salle University.

Vicente Garcia Groyon is the author of The Sky Over Dimas, On Cursed Ground and Other Stories, Everything is Fiction, and Everything is Realism. He is a recipient of the Manila Critics Circle National Book Award, the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature, and the Madrigal-Gonzalez First Book Award.

Mesรกndel Virtusio Arguelles holds a PhD degree in Literature from De La Salle University-Manila, where he teaches literature and creative writing courses. He is an editor, translator, and author of more than 30 books of poetry, essays, and a novel.

The Department of Literature, the DLSU Publishing House, and Grana Books invite you to

OOPS! WE DID IT AGAIN!:
On Series and Revisions

A Conversation with Clarissa V. Militante, Vicente Garcia Groyon, and Mesรกndel Virtusio Arguelles

andย 

Book Launching of Different Countries, Everything is First Person, and Sonetoismo monograph (โ€œNot the Stuff of Sonnetsโ€: Ilang Talรข sa Sonetoismo) and volumes 1 (Laging Patungo) and 2 (Monstruo)ย 

22 November 2024 (Friday)ย 
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Learning Commons
6th Floor, Henry Sy. Sr. Hall,
De La Salle University
Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila

The event is open to the public, but pre-registration is required. To pre-register, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/wYAyNVcm7XtmHyrMA
ย ย 
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Clarissa V. Militante is the author of three novels, Different Countries (2010 & 2024), We Who Cannot Be Daughters (2014), and State of Happiness (2022). She also wrote and published short stories, namely โ€œDream of the Ruinsโ€ in UP Likhaanโ€™s DX Machina Vol. 4/No. 3/2021 and โ€œCeciliaโ€™s Kind of Loveโ€ in Anthology Short Stories 1 published by the Sydney School of Arts & the Humanities in 2018. She is a full-time faculty member and current Vice Chair of the Department of Literature at De La Salle University.

Vicente Garcia Groyon is the author of The Sky Over Dimas, On Cursed Ground and Other Stories, Everything is Fiction, and Everything is Realism. He is a recipient of the Manila Critics Circle National Book Award, the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature, and the Madrigal-Gonzalez First Book Award.ย 

Mesรกndel Virtusio Arguelles holds a PhD degree in Literature from De La Salle University-Manila, where he teaches literature and creative writing courses. He is an editor, translator, and author of more than 30 books of poetry, essays, and a novel.

Austere Rex Gamao's ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’…๐’† is now available on Lazada! Check the link in our bio or head to https://s.lazada.com.ph...
02/11/2024

Austere Rex Gamao's ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’…๐’† is now available on Lazada!

Check the link in our bio or head to https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.nRUCJ

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Young, Bold, and Asian: Writers on the Rise at the Asian Stage of the Frankfurter Buchmesse on October 20, 2024.        ...
17/10/2024

Young, Bold, and Asian: Writers on the Rise at the Asian Stage of the Frankfurter Buchmesse on October 20, 2024.

Happening now! Launch of Lyra Garcellano's first book of essays,  ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜
09/10/2024

Happening now! Launch of Lyra Garcellano's first book of essays, ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜

See you later today at the launch of Lyra Garcellano's first book of essays ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜.
09/10/2024

See you later today at the launch of Lyra Garcellano's first book of essays ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜.

Join us tomorrow and hear Lyra Garcellano talk about her first book of essays, ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜.
08/10/2024

Join us tomorrow and hear Lyra Garcellano talk about her first book of essays, ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜.

National Artist Virgilio Almario on Maria Rilkรซ Arguelles's ๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’ˆ
08/10/2024

National Artist Virgilio Almario on Maria Rilkรซ Arguelles's ๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’ˆ

๐— ๐—š๐—” ๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—”๐—ง๐—” ๐—ก๐—š ๐—•๐—”๐—š๐—ข๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š, ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐— ๐—”ฬ€๐—ก๐—š ๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—š (๐Ÿฎ)

ISANG BAGO TALAGANG tinig si ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€, kagagradweyt sa Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) at may dalawang koleksiyon na ng tula na nalathala. Ang kaniyang ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด (Grana Books, 2022) ay naging finalist a National Book Awards. Isa siyรกng Modernista at nahasa sa New Criticism. Sabi nga ni Cristian Tablazรณn, nakamamangha ang libro ni M.R. Arguelles dahil katulad natin ang โ€œpersona ng aklat habang inaaninag nito ang mga kababalaghan ng sarili, ang kakanyahan ng iba sa ako, ang hanggahan ng katawan, ang masasalimuot nitong nasa at ugnayan sa iba, ang mga inaraw-araw na galaw at lunan, ang pananaig ng panahon at sandali, at ang kapangyarihan ng tinig ng nabubuong sarili.โ€

Ang inilista ni C. Tablazรณn ay mga paksang Modernista at taktika ng pormalismong New Criticism.

Maiikli ang tula ni M.R. Arguelles. Subalit hitik sa mapaghiwatig na imahen at salaysay. Halimbawa, ang โ€œPaglalakad sa Umagaโ€ ay isang paglimรฌ sa isang โ€œIkawโ€ (matalik na kaibigan o BF?) na nรกsa malayรฒng pook. Sentimental dapat. Subalit pinigil ng persona ang emosyon sa pamamagitan ng pagtatapat kaagad sa atin na isa iyong โ€œpagkakamalรฎ.โ€ At ang sentimiyento ng โ€œpagkakamalรฎโ€ ay tinukoy niya sa pamamagitan ng nadadaanang โ€œusokโ€ ng kabalyero araw-araw, o sa โ€œsamyo at paninilawโ€ ng ilang-ilang kung saan makikรญta niya ang inaalalang mukha ni โ€œIkaw.โ€ Hinanap din niya ang bisร  ni โ€œIkawโ€ sa kaniyang sariling katawan, at dito niya ipinahayag ang pagkabahala sa โ€œpagkakamalรฎโ€ na bakรข ang ginugunita, kung bagรก sa samyo ng halaman, ay hindi niya matiyak

kung paruparong may tungkulin
o estrangherong napasaglit lรกmang.

Kay-rikit na pagkatanto sa posibilidad ng lumbay bukod sa isa itong dalubhasa at matimping pagpapahayag ng sentimiyento! Ang ganitong naiibรกng pagtimbang sa damdรกmin ay mararamdamรกn din sa tula niyang โ€œSa Terminal ng Busโ€ at hanggang sa personal na pagtitig sa pangwakas na โ€œBabasaging globo sa Ibabaw ng Eskaparate.โ€

Gayunman, nais kong magbigay ng puna sa pamamagitan ng tulang โ€œDelubyo.โ€ Muli, isa itong napakaikling larawan kahit tungkol sa isang malakรญng sakuna. Naipagkit ng makata sa atin ang sindak ng isang dumarating na bahรข sa loob ng dalawang sugnay sa isang pangungusap. Ang ikalawang pangungusap ang nagtataglay ng kaniyang mala-musmos na reaksiyon sa magaganap na kalamidad:

Narito ako, gumuguhit sa papel ng bangka.

Cute. Matapat sa kaniyang kabataang persona. Gayunman, sa tingin ko, ang naturang pangwakas na aktibidad ay naglalantad din ng murร  pang kamalรกyan o kung hindi man ng kawalan ng sapat na paggagap sa isang krisis sa bรบhay. Isang paslit na larรด ang paglikha ng bangkang papel at malimit nang sumagisag sa pagsisikap ng tรกo na makalutang sa kaharap na mabigat na problema. Subalit ang bangkang papel ay hindi angkop na itumbas sa biblikong Arka ni Noah. Kung gayon, ano kayรข ang nais ipakahulugan ng persona/makata sa pagguhit ng bangka hรกbang dumaratรญng ang bahรข?

Maaari namang ituring itong isang muslak na babalรข hinggil sa mapait na kapalaran ng tรกo pagdatรญng ng delubyo o anumang matinding gรกlit ng kalikรกsan. Kayรข waring ibig ipahayag ng persona na walรขng Arka ni Noah na magliligtas sa atin sa totoong delubyo. Hanggang parang mga musmos lang tรกyong gagawa ng bangkang papel pagdatal ng paniningil ng kalikรกsan sa ating mga mapanirang gawain ngayon sa ating planeta. Maaari. Subalit lubhang maikli ang tula para mabasรกhan natin ng ganitong kalatas. Walรขng preparasyon sa tula at posibleng ituring na overreading ang aking mungkahing pagbรกsa. Kulang ang pahiwatig sa tula upang maisiwalat ang ganitong mabigat na interpretasyon.

At narito ang isang masamรขng epekto ng masyadong timpi at pahiwatig sa makabagong tula. Kailangan pa ng higit na tiyaga sa pagbรกsa para matuklas ang mensahe ng makata. Na hindi kailangan noon sa pabigkas na pagtula. Ito ang sospetsa kong malakรญng dahilan ng pagkawalรข ng madla sa pagbรกsa ng Modernistang pagtula nitรณng kalahatian ng ika-20 siglo. Nawawalรข ang aliw sa closed reading pag masyadong malihim ang pananaludtod. At matagal nang hindi napahahalagahan ang pagtulang Modernista dahil mahirap basรกhin. Malimit na lumalabรฒ ang kabuluhan ng tulang Modernista dahil masyadong personal ang danas na itinutula, ermetiko o hitik sa alusyon sa panitikang kanluranin, at kahit ang parikalaโ€™y nagmumula sa pribadong birรฒ o katatawanang pambarkadahan. Mainam ding pag-aralan ng ating mga kabataan ang magaan ngunit dalubhasang pagtula nina Balagtas at Batute para maibalik ang tula sa pusรฒ ng sambayanang Filipino. May maganda ring pormalistang katangian ang ating tradisyon na maaaring ipahiyas ng mga Modernista sa kanilรกng pagtula alinsunod sa New Criticism.

๐“ข๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฒฬ€-๐“ข๐“ชฬ๐“ถ๐“ธ๐“ฝ
ni Virgilio S. Almario
Ferndale Homes
24 Setyembre 2024

Join us on Wednesday, Oct 9, 2PM, at Parola, UP Fine Arts Gallery Lobby, as we launch Lyra Garcellano's first book of es...
07/10/2024

Join us on Wednesday, Oct 9, 2PM, at Parola, UP Fine Arts Gallery Lobby, as we launch Lyra Garcellano's first book of essays, ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜!

We're at De La Salle University Manila today for Critical Island Studies Conference 2024: The Political Lives of Islands...
04/10/2024

We're at De La Salle University Manila today for Critical Island Studies Conference 2024: The Political Lives of Islands.

02/10/2024

The UP Fine Arts Gallery invites everyone to the launch of Lyra Garcellano's book, ๐„๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ซ๐ญ on October 9, 2024, at 2 PM in the Gallery Lobby.
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Lyra Garcellanoโ€™s research centers on the exploration of art ecosystems and historical narratives, and her output is often presented as installations, paintings, moving images, comics and writing. She is particularly interested in how prevailing models in the art world impact artistic practice.
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๐„๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ซ๐ญ is her first book of essays.
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Lyra graduated with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the Ateneo de Manila University. She holds two other degrees from the University of the Philippines: a BFA in Studio Arts from the College of Fine Arts, and an MA in Art Theory and Criticism from the Department of Art Studies.
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She is a recipient of the 13 Artists Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
โ€‹
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ October 9, 2024, 2 PM
๐Ÿ“ Gallery Lobby, UP Fine Arts Gallery
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For more inquiries, email us at [email protected].
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See you!
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Lyra Garcellano's first book of essays, ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ will be launched at Parola, UP Fine Arts Gallery on O...
01/10/2024

Lyra Garcellano's first book of essays,
๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ will be launched at Parola, UP Fine Arts Gallery on October 9, 2024.

Hope to see you there!

01/10/2024

๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐— ๐—œ๐—•๐—™ (๐Ÿฎ)

NASABI KO SA unang bahagi ng artikulong ito na, โ€œ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ธ๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ผ, ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.โ€ Bakit? Una muna, hindi ko ibig sabihin na mahinร  ang inilalathala ng mga university press. Ang mga imprentaโ€™t lathalaan ng UP, Ateneo, UST, DLSU, ay katangi-tangi at makikรญta ito sa mga nominadong akda sa National Book Awards. Ngunit kapag inihanay ang karamihan sa mga pribadong pabliser ngayon ay mas kahanga-hanga ang produkto ng mga indie pabliser. Ang totoo, isa sa unang indieโ€”ang ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€”ang humakot sa nakaraang bรญlang ng nominasyon sa 2024 National Book Awards. Samantรกla, bukod sa mga university press, sino sa mga pribadong pabliser ang may malakas na datรญng sa naturang paligsahan.

Ngunit limitado pa rin ang interes ng indie pablisers. Mas nakasentro pa sa panitikan. Bihira ang tulad ng ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด na naglalabas ng librong pampolitika at ang ๐—”๐—ธ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜ na may layuning maglathala tungkol sa medisina. Dahil marahil ito sa pangyayaring nagmula sa hanay ng mga panitikero ang mayorya sa mga indie pabliser. O kayรข dahil nais ng mga indie na ipakรญta ang mga larang at halimbawa ng panitikan na hindi nailalathala ng mga malalakรญng pabliser.

Halimbawa, sino sa mga pribadong pabliser ang may alรกm sa hinahangaan ng mga kabataan na libro ng tula na ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™—๐™š๐™ก ni ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป? Na matagal nang walรขng kopya ang ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ at kayรข hindi nakikilรกla ng kasalukuyang henerasyon ang naturang aklat at makata? Kalalabas ng ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ngayong 2024 sa ๐—”๐—ธ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—จ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฑ. Isa pa, nabรกsa na ba ninyo ang mahusay na manunulat sa Ingles na si ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป? Kung kilรกla na ninyo siyรก, alรกm ba ninyo na sumรบlat siyรก sa wikang Filipino ng isang dula โ€“ang ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎโ€”at inilathala ng Aklat Ulagad?

Ipinagmamalaki ko nga na marami akong nabiling libro ng panitikan sa indie booths sa second floor ng MIBF. Ni hindi ko tiningnan ang mga librong Kano sa dalawang dambuhalang booths ng librong komersiyal sa first floor. Nangunguna siyempre sa indie titles ko ang lathala ng ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด at ang ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ng Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA). Mga eksperimento sa tula ni ๐—ž๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜‡ at ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ. Latest issues ng literary magazine na ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ผ. Mga maikling pahayag ng Covid-19 frontliners at pagtatapat ng isang doktor na na-stroke sa Aklat Alubat. Mga libro sa tula ng bagong tatรกg na ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€.

Maninipis lang na chapbooks ang karamihan ng produktong indie. Para makatipid sa gastos. (At tiyak limitado rin ang print-run.) Mayroon pa ngang serye ng tula na Bente-Bente dahil beynte pesos ang presyo. Mayroong parang ulila, gaya ng nag-iisang Copy Tweet ๐™‡๐™ค๐™˜๐™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ: ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™‚๐™ช๐™ง๐™ค ni ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป at lathala ng ๐Ÿณ ๐—˜๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

Marami ang self-publishedโ€”ikinalungkot ko ito dahil naalรกla ang sariling sikap kong Aklat Peskador noong 1960sโ€”gaya ng ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ ni ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜, na isang koleksiyon ng mga sรกlin ng tulang Palestino, at ng ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜€ na koleksiyon ng mga tula ni ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‡ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

Paanong magpapatรบloy ang ganitong mga pangahas na inisyatiba kung walรขng taguyod ng NBDB o BDAP?

Hinahanap ko nga ang bagong produksiyon ng ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€, na nabilhan ko noong nakaraang taรณn ng libro ni Aida F. Santos. Ang ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ na naglathala sa tula ni Natalie Pardo-Labang. Walรข ba silรกng bagong libro? Nalugi? O hindi ko nakรญta dahil nรกsa isang lugmok na sulok ng MIBF?

Lalo namang nangangarap ako ng bagong lathala ng ๐—”๐—ธ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ, isang proyekto ng kaibigan kong mananaliksik at makatang Perfecto T. Martin. Bumugso ang kaniyang mga aklat noong 2022 tungkol kay Marcelo H. del Pilar o kayรข mga sinรบlat ni Plaridel. Hanga ako sa sinop ng saliksik ni P.T. Martin at mga kasรกmang Bulakenyo. Sรกna madagdagan ang mga aklat, o magkaroon ng muling-limbag ang mga nalathala noon, at bilhin ng DepEd. Napakalakรญng tulong ito para higit na makilala ng madla ang kabayanihan ni Plaridel.

Sa kabuoan, ito ang saludo ko sa mga naghihirap na mga indibidwal at samahan para maitampok ang makabuluhang panitikan at kultura ng Filipinas. Mabuhay ang indie books!

Basรกhin natin ang librong Filipino!

๐“ข๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฒฬ€-๐“ข๐“ชฬ๐“ถ๐“ธ๐“ฝ
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24 Setyembre 2024

Last day of the Manila International Book Fair! Last chance to grab your copies of  gorgeous books and chapbooks by smal...
15/09/2024

Last day of the Manila International Book Fair!

Last chance to grab your copies of gorgeous books and chapbooks by small independent presses!

Head to , at the 2nd floor of , Booth No. 2-71.

All Grana Books titles are available: ๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’ˆ, ๐™๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ:๐™‹๐™ค๐™š๐™ข๐™จ, ๐—˜๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐——๐—”๐—ฆ, ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’…๐’†, ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, and ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป!

Grana Books authors Lyra Garcellano, Vicente Garcia Groyon,  and Maria Rilkรซ Arguelles will be signing books today at th...
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Grana Books authors Lyra Garcellano, Vicente Garcia Groyon, and Maria Rilkรซ Arguelles will be signing books today at the Manila International Book Fair!

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Grana Books authors Austere Rex Gamao, Wina Puangco-Mutuc,  and Clarissa V. Militante will be signing books on September...
12/09/2024

Grana Books authors Austere Rex Gamao, Wina Puangco-Mutuc, and Clarissa V. Militante will be signing books on September 13, Friday, at the Manila International Book Fair!

Head to booth at the second floor of the !

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