Hello all, do you remember “Dear Sugar,” over at The Rumpus? Years ago, Sugar wrote this awesome response letter to a … Read More “For #NationalPoetryMonth, more thoughts on being a poet in the “industry.””
I am writing this, knowing that there are a lot of other important things happening in the world. I am … Read More “For #NationalPoetryMonth, Thinking About “Career” in/and Poetry”
The above flier is for this semester’s class (which we’re 10 weeks into), and which I am already thinking about … Read More “On Teaching Filipinx Lit to Non-Lit Majors”
Thank you to Maria Vallarta for curating this fantastic panel of Pinay/Pilipinx writers and artists for the National Association for … Read More “Critical Pinayisms: Panel of Pinay Artists and Writers at SFSU”
I’d had this wonderful vision in my head, of a cadre of fierce Pinay writers and authors taking this #AswangPoetics … Read More “#AswangPoetics, Redux”
People do ask a lot, “How do you write a book?” People also ask, “How do you publish a book?” … Read More “On writing the book: “inspirations” and process”
I just posted two things on Facebook the other day. The first was about “success” in this industry: My idea of … Read More “Success and Failure in Po-Biz: What I am talking about”
Texts pictured above are this course’s required readings: [top row, L-R] M. Evelina Galang, One Tribe. Erin Entrada Kelly, The Land of Forgotten … Read More “On Teaching Filipina Literature”
What I’m doing these days. Well, I am starting to get itchy, restless again. Either from my addiction to jumping … Read More “Pinay Poetics, Persisting, Persisting, Walang Hiya”
Friends, we are living in terrible times, bereft of wisdom and compassion, corrupt to the core, incompetent, irresponsible, morally reprehensible. … Read More “What is the role of the poet “in these times,” continuing thoughts”