Happy Mondays LXVII: A Quintet of Books

It's a whole evening of poetry as Happy Mondays Poetry Nights celebrates its 67th, year-ender installment with the launch of Carlomar Daoana's new book of poems titled The Fashionista's Book of Enlightenment, and the re-launch of Care of Light by Gemino Abad, Poems Sing Kwenta'y Cinco by Alfred Yuson, Pilgrim in Transit by Victor Peñaranda (Anvil) and Bird Lands, River Nights and Other Melancholies by Jose Marte Abueg (UP Press).

also to be on sale are other new titles from Anvil and UP Press, including Connecting Flights, an anthology of Poems, Stories, and Essays edited by Ruey De Vera.

featured readers for the the reading this Monday, Dec 21 @ mag:net cafe Katipunan are as follows:

1.Carlomar Daoana
2. Gemino Abad
3. Alfred Yuson
4. Victor Peñaranda
5. Exie Abola
6. Mikael Co
7. Lourd De Veyra
8. Ramil Digal Gulle
9. Marne Kilates
10. Erik Dasig Aguliar
11. Arnold Molina Azurin
12. Marte Abueg
13. Sarge Lacuesta
14. Johanna Fernandez
15. Bethina Elmido
16. Waps San Diego
17. The Batutes
18. Sasha Martinez
19. Doodz Generoso
20. Drey Teran
21. Homer Novicio

*plus other special guests and regular readers.

special guest acoustic set in between the readings and immediately after by Johnoy Danao

*readings start promptly at 8pm followed by the Open Mic sessions @ 930pm-10pm.

*for those interested in reading during the open mic, we will leave a sign-up sheet with the bar tender of mag:net cafe. please feel free to sign up and read your work. :)

FREE ADMISSION the whole evening. Kitakits po tayo. :)

Years Later: The Year Ender

the December installment of the monthly tribute to the anthems and rarities from the shadow cabinets of the the New Wave era. kitakits, mga chong!

Another Manic Mondaze

above are some photos from last night's 66th installment of the bi-weekly Happy Mondays Poetry Nights. see you all on the 21st of December for our grand year-ender. Happy Mondays LXVII will be launching four new poetry collections from Carlomar Daoana, Victor Penaranda, Krip Yuson, and Jimmy Abad. cocktails and signing at 7pm. readings commence at 830pm. kitakits at makiwasak!

by the way, there's a review of my second collection of poems in this week's issue of the Philippines Free Press (Dec 12 issue) by Patrick Rosal, as well as poetry by Larry Ypil. grab a copy po. :)

Happy Mondays LXVI

featured readers for the 66th installment of the bi-weekly Happy Mondays Poetry Nights, Dec 7 @ mag:net cafe Katipunan are as follows:

Carlomar Daoana

Kristian Cordero

Waps San Diego

Jacob Dominguez

Tom Sykes

The Batutes

Lawrence Bernabe

Marie La Viña

JC Casimiro

Keith Cortez

Pancho Alvarez

Mikael Co

Sasha Martinez

JR Prisno

Dave Buenviaje

Johanna Fernandez

Tomas Leonor

*plus other special guests and regular readers.

special guest acoustic set in between the readings and immediately after by Johnoy Danao

*readings start promptly at 8pm followed by the Open Mic sessions @ 930pm-10pm.

*for those interested in reading during the open mic, we will leave a sign-up sheet with the bar tender of mag:net cafe. please feel free to sign up and read your work. :)

10pm onwards, Happy Mondays Jam Sessions Night featuring:

Patience, Dear Juggernaut

Circus Charlie

Biscochong Halimaw

FREE ADMISSION the whole evening. Kitakits po tayo. :)

*photo from http://4.bp.blogspot.com