ramblingsoul: Days of Book

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Days of Book

today's the last leg of the three-day Dia del Libro 2009 celebration, made possible by Instituto Cervantes. we've been invited to read some poems at 4pm at the Patio area, along with Sir Jimmy Abad, Ricky de Ungria, Ed Maranan, Ma'am Marj Evasco, and Mookie Katigbak. there are a lot of other events scheduled for the day. hope you can drop by. :)

Renga # 25

Lately, I am turning into a dust nova.
Other things go tweet throughout the day--
A speck, a dart, a beep. Twittering
and permanent then dissolving
back into firmament.

kuwabatake, lawrence, ramblingsoul

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.