ramblingsoul: Another Manic Mondaze

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

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. :)

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.