What’s the Balagtasan’s relevance to young Filipinos? Consider that the spirited tradition, named after the Spanish colonial era’s great Filipino poet Francisco Balagtas, and pioneered by Jose Corazon ...

New Orleans poet Randy Gonzales explores the history of Louisiana’s 19th- and early 20th-century Filipino communities in his new collection of poems, "Settling St. Malo." Gonzales, of Filipino descent ...

PRESS RELEASE: Poets and artists will gather at the FEU University Conference Center on September 27 for an event in honor of the late Maningning Miclat The Maningning Miclat Art Foundation ...

Live music and spoken word poetry filled Coffee Lab Evanston Saturday afternoon as residents and students gathered to celebrate Filipino American History Month. A collaboration between Kitchen Table ...

TO PROMOTE the Philippines’ literary culture and history, this year’s celebration of National Literature Month will explore Filipino perspectives through poetry. The National Commission for Culture ...

Dubai, UAE: As part of its ongoing efforts to promote global literature and culture, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library organised a special literary evening to celebrate Filipino culture. The event ...

The Commission on the Filipino Language, or Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), has launched a poetry contest in sign language intended to promote Filipino deaf culture through literature. In an ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) London, UK - Filipino poet Ryan Caidic has been named the winner of the inaugural International Poetry Prize at the debut Bermondsey Literary Festival , a new celebration of literary ...