*Oblatio vitae
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Raymund Villanueva | Apr 11, 2021
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March 29, Reply to a Comrade
March 29, Reply to a Comrade
Many years from now
we shall talk about the moon moving triumphantly
across a red sky;
we shall talk about the trees swaying
amidst red banners on the plaza we shall pass by
Matatakot pa ba kami?
Matatakot pa ba kami?
Hindi na namin dinig ang kalabugan
ng nag-uunahang daga sa dibdib.
Pag-ibig sa katarungan
ang itinitibok ng aming puso.
Tokhang: An Improvised Villanelle
Tokhang: An Improvised Villanelle
When your voice no longer bears the weight
of what you must say, then language must have gone away,
or forcibly buried underground,
silenced the fascist way.
General Luna Street
General Luna Street
A city’s peace / once more cracked, broken / by a heinous deed / against a barrister of a people’s rights.
TULA | Kung Minsa’y Nawawala ang Lakas
TULA | Kung Minsa’y Nawawala ang Lakas
Women artists of Sulong Likha, a member organization of the Dap-ayan ti Kultura iti Kordilyera presents a poem written by Luchie Maranan in solidarity with the celebration of the #WomensMonth.
Sa Ngalan ng Ina, ng Anak, ng Diwata’t Paraluman
Sa Ngalan ng Ina, ng Anak, ng Diwata’t Paraluman
Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay performs Lilia Quindoza Santiago's most unforgettable poem.
Limang Tanagang Pastoral
Limang Tanagang Pastoral
Pagkatapos ng unos
Ibubuhos ang tuos,
Malulubos ang kapos
Lalagasin ang lubos.
Ka Manny, hindi mo kami malilisan
Ka Manny, hindi mo kami malilisan
Higit pa sa ginto`t mga hiyas na kumikinang
walang katumbas na yaman ang iyong pagmamahal
sa altar ng pangarap ng bayang lugmok sa dusa't hirap
Get out into the storm, my friend
Get out into the storm, my friend
Get out of your comfort zone, my friend,
perhaps you’ll see dehumanizing poverty
Meet the people displaced,
perhaps you’ll see vulnerability
WATCH: ‘Hindi namin kayo titigilan’
WATCH: ‘Hindi namin kayo titigilan’
Listen to a poem of the late peasant advocate Randall Echanis performed by Ian Lomongo.
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