January 6, 2018
Brown Girl Consumed: Filipino Food Poem
Dear Brown Girl, This is just to say, motherfuckers love your food! Bon Appetit says the latest craze is popcorn … Read More “Brown Girl Consumed: Filipino Food Poem”
Author: Barbara Jane Reyes
January 2, 2018
#allpinayeverything 2: micro-reviews of 2016-2018 full length pinay and pinxy authored works
IN THE COUNTRY by Mia Alvar. In these stories, economic inequities and political repressions drive a diaspora of workers and … Read More “#allpinayeverything 2: micro-reviews of 2016-2018 full length pinay and pinxy authored works”
December 19, 2017
With Praise for the Work of the Poets
There has been an ongoing theme in many of my poetry and poetics discussions — one of transformation. Much of … Read More “With Praise for the Work of the Poets”
December 14, 2017
#allpinayeverything: micro-reviews of 2016-2017 full length pinay and pinxy authored works
So, in an effort to build upon the crowd sourced listing I’ve been doing, I open up this space to … Read More “#allpinayeverything: micro-reviews of 2016-2017 full length pinay and pinxy authored works”
December 11, 2017
My Year (Or Two) Of Reading Poetry
I have been meaning to sum up my past couple of years of reading and teaching full length volumes of … Read More “My Year (Or Two) Of Reading Poetry”
December 7, 2017
40 Pinay and Pinxy Books for Gifting!
Hello all, I have crowd sourced many Pinay and Pinxy, non-binary identified writers and students via my trusty social media, … Read More “40 Pinay and Pinxy Books for Gifting!”
November 10, 2017
Dear Poeta, Dear Pinay, Why Do You Want To Write Books?
I remember once, some years ago, I and other authors came as guest speakers to Willie Perdomo’s VONA Poetry class. … Read More “Dear Poeta, Dear Pinay, Why Do You Want To Write Books?”
September 22, 2017
How about a good poetics talk: On translation and experimentation in Poeta en San Francisco
You know, it’s been a really good couple of days of literary discussions. The other day, I went into Dean … Read More “How about a good poetics talk: On translation and experimentation in Poeta en San Francisco”
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September 1, 2017
How a Brown Girl Makes a Book Happen [Part 6]
It takes more than you know you know, more than you think you are capable of. You must be brave, … Read More “How a Brown Girl Makes a Book Happen [Part 6]”
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August 16, 2017
How a Brown Girl Makes a Book Happen [Part 5]
It takes so much grit. This is a difficult time to write the kind of poems I want to write … Read More “How a Brown Girl Makes a Book Happen [Part 5]”