Monday, August 28, 2006

Sunday, August 06, 2006

PASA-PASA

AGNUS PRESS RELEASES FIRST BOOK BY VETERAN BIKOL POET

Prize-winning writer and Ford Foundation scholar H. Francisco V. Peñones will finally launch his first-ever title. Under a new Publishing Firm, the Agnus Press, RAGANG RINARANGA will showcase 52 Iriganon poems along with their English translations.

Also a distinguished visual and performance artist, Peñones was a UP National Writers Workshop fellow for Bikol poetry. His works have appeared in Asiaweek, Ani, Mantala, HomeLife, Hingowa, Bangraw, Salugsog sa Sulog and other important publications and journals. He runs a column for the Bikol Reporter and edits its Bikol poetry section. He has won the Pedro Sabido Award for Creative Writing, Sumagang Award, Catholic Mass Media Award and the Premio Tomas Arejola para sa Literaturang Bikolnon.

Launchings will be held on August 10, 2pm at the Iriga City Hall and on August 11, 6pm at Lolo's Bar, Avenue Square, Naga City.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

KABANGGIHAN 2006


Maabot ako sa Conspiracy (visayas avenue sa quezon city) sa Agosto 15, 2006. Apwera sako may mga Bikolano man na nakabase duman sa dakulang syudad. Apwera sako, an sabi ni Vic Nierva na iyong organizer kan nasabing event, maabot man si Ricky Lee, Abdon balde, Marne Kilates, danton Remoto, allan Popa, alvin Yapan, asin kadakul pang iba. Hay talgang kabanggihan ini ta garo an mga bitoon matiripon asin maduman man ako, sadit na aninipot hale digdi sa sato.