Literary

They came before the day began,before I was ready to be seen.Pink lilies, shyly unfoldingagainst the raindrops of morning.Too early,and yet, how touching,that someone...

My phone slipped from her grasp, clattering against the tiled floor. The impact was a muted thud, not strong enough to shatter what had already fallen. Not...

Apart from the must-see main features, the Virgin Labfest (VLF) continues to expand its offerings with stripped-down reading performances of selected scripts from the...

When I gave a lecture on Francisco Balagtas’ (1788–1862) Florante at Laura to graduate students in literature at the University of the Philippines, I...

ONLY the very naive or the very cynical would try to predict the future course of Philippine literature. There are only the weekly magazines or the occasional books as signposts to indicate trends, and these signposts do not give very coherent directions.

On May 26 at 5:30 p.m., Instituto Cervantes de Manila, at its Intramuros branch, will host a discussion with renowned playwright Denise Despeyroux, who will...

Questions and reflections in a "writing experiment" dealing with language, time, memory, birth, mortality and other human concerns. Only a writing experiment. Choose at...

Now and in the foreseeable future, all that the Filipino doing literature should aim for is to create in the context of the multicultural...

Reflections on "narrative—the only art that exists in all human cultures." Human supremacy may be the product of technology, but technology is, in turn, the...

The Virgin Labfest (VLF) officially comes of age in its 21st edition, stripping down all pretense of innocence while showcasing the bold Filipino voice...