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Pablo A. Tariman

Pablo A. Tariman, 73, is the author of the book of poetry, Love, Life and Loss – Poems During the Pandemic, published by Music News and Features. Two of his poems are included in the anthology The Best Asian Poetry 2021, published by Kitaab Pubishing in Sinagpore. Hi poem, “The Woman on a Motorcycle” appears in the anthology, 100 Pink Poems para kay Leni. Tariman was born in Baras, Catanduanes, and has six grandchildren.
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The Commencement Speaker

He arrived a couple of hours early before the appointed hour.  Earlier, he took the first plane to his province at five in the...
Philippines Graphic Reader

Of Sunrises and Sunsets

1 Night falls I hear crickets And the sound of waves As the sea marks A quiet day Towards a somber weekend 2 I have lived with face masks And face shields For years And...
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Two Poems

ELEGY I am trying to catch the best of Life as lived with my grandchildren I am trying to comprehend death When I see humans good as dead As...
Poetry

Yule Season

My holiday wishesAs I gazeInto the wideOpen oceanIn the islandOf my birth Save that giftAnd reserve itFor the hungryand the homelessIn the South. Save the soundOf...
Literature

Carmen Guerrero Nakpil: Of legends & adventures

When Carmen Guerrero Nakpil peacefully breathed her last on July 30, 2018, I knew I was witnessing the end of an era of good...
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Streets of Quiapo

I have a clear memory of Quiapo in the mid-60s. Quiapo Church was were aunts and other relatives lighted votive candles and recited novenas...
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Kerima Polotan Tuvera: 85 Years of a life

In high school, four decades before I became a senior citizen, I turned to three writers as models of good writing: Kerima Polotan, Gilda...
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Letter to my grandchildren

Dear Emman, Keya, Tanya, Tyra, Teo & Katharina,     It is almost Christmas and where did 19 years of our lives go?     I can only...
Philippines Graphic Reader

Shadow in the Garden

(Thinking of my daughter on her first death anniversary) It is a recurring thoughtAs lightsCast a shadowOn a familiar bookIn my gardenOn a restlessEarly morning. What...
Essay

Island landmarks, heritage houses & music-making of a lifetime

Pablo Tariman in his hometown Baras, Catanduanes contemplating the island by the sea. (Photo: Floyd Evangelista Flores) As I turn 74 in December, I like to...
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PETA brings Lola Basyang to new generation

The Philippine Educational Theater Association recently staged “Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang at iba pa…” at the PETA Theater Center in New Manila, Quezon City, ahead of an extended run in February 2027 and a national tour. Severino Reyes introduced Lola Basyang in Liwayway Magazine back in 1925....

Bacolod short film ‘Those Little Things’ competes at Electricdreams Festival in Italy

A science fiction short film from Negros Occidental has been officially selected to compete at the 5th edition of Sognielettrici | Electricdreams International Film Festival in Milan, Italy. “Those Little Things,” produced by Kwentista Produksyon, will vie for awards in the short feature section of Electricdreams, as it...

PPO elevates classic artistry in Concert II: Elegance this October 16

With refined grace, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) continues its 42nd concert season, Modulatio, with CONCERT II: ELEGANCE on October 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., at Manila’s historic Metropolitan Theater. Guided by the baton of renowned Maestro Grzegorz Nowak, the PPO reinterprets timeless compositions by Filipino conductor Redentor...