ramblingsoul: Happy Mondays XVIII

Monday, December 17, 2007

Happy Mondays XVIII

tonight's Happy Mondays Poetry Night

@mag:net cafe katipunan

is brought to you

by the number

our nine featured readers are:

1. Conchitina Cruz
2. Andrea Teran
3. Adam David
4. Yaps Etagle
5. Angelo Suarez
6. John Torres
7. Kash Avena
8. Marne Kilates
9. Waps San Diego

also expected to drop by are Sir Krip Yuson, Sir Rayvi Sunico, Marie La Viña, Lope Cui, Jr., Arkaye Kierulf, Allan Pastrana, MIkael Co, and Pancho Villanueva.

7-930pm. free admission. kitakits!

About Joel

Joel M. Toledo holds a Masters degree in English Studies (Poetry) from the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he likewise finished two undergraduate degrees (Journalism and Creative Writing). He has authored three books of poetry – Chiaroscuro (UST Press, 2008), The Long Lost Startle (UP Press, 2009), and Ruins and Reconstructions (Anvil Publishing, 2011). Chiaroscuro was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Awards. Toledo was the recipient of the 2006 NCCA Literary Prize, and has won several literary awards for his poetry in English, including two Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, The Philippines Free Press Literary Award, The Meritage Press Poetry Prize in San Francisco, USA, and the Bridport Prize for Poetry in Dorset, United Kingdom. He was a recipient of the Rockefeller Foundation Creative Arts Residency at the Bellagio Center in Italy in March 2011 and was the Philippine representative for the 2011 International Writers Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa, USA. Toledo is the current Literary Editor of the Philippines Free Press. He teaches Literature at Miriam College.