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Today, the world celebrates the beauty of poetry as we acknowledge the mighty power of the pen and commemorate the people who notably held it. As we recall Western literary geniuses like William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan…
“People are drawn to the easy and to the easiest side of the easy,” observed Rainer Maria Rilke in “Letters to a Young Poet.” The poet then emphasized the need for us to “hold ourselves to the…
Edwin Arlington Robinson published his poem, “Richard Cory,” in 1897. Whenever mention is made of this poet, people invariably think of this piece, together with another poem, “Miniver Cheevy.” The two are perhaps the most anthologized of…
FOR TODAY at 6 p.m.: “Las Tres Marias” opens at Qube Gallery in Crossroads, Banilad. Michelline, Beatrix and Maxine Syjuco exhibit their latest sculptures, paintings and installations, up to June 7. The Mandani Bay show gallery will…
Every once in a while, a muse arrives in a literary circle. Often she’ll turn up multifaceted—a poet, a thespian, an instructor, a composer, an inspiration. Such is the case of Therese Marie Villarante. An active poet…
In a country dominated by the religious and the sensitive, it is easy to cringe when someone so artistically loud with words pierces right through you with raw, undesirable and uncensored truth. Sade Andria Zabala, a 22-year…
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