Logographing Tapyas ng pusong
Sacred Texts & Calligraphy I am starting a series of calligraphy pieces in Baybayin script (ancient, Filipino writing system) to examine the …
Logographing Magtipan at Kaanyuan
Ambahan about old age As I research more about Baybayin script (ancient Filipino script) I come across more and more Filipino poetry. …
Ambahan Poetry & Baybayin Calligraphy
Ambahan Poetry During my research of Baybayin (ancient Filipino script) I ran into an ancient Filipino poetic form called the ambahan. While …
Baybayin Calligraphy
Two Ancient Filipino Poems Buwáng panginoón kó, payamánin mó akó. “My Moon Lord, make me rich.”
To read and sit still—
To read and sit still— until salt air weighs skin and
Every Good Gift by Linda Baker Kaahanui
The Cultural Revolution and Bamboo Curtain I recently was recommended to read Every Good Gift by Linda Baker Kaahanui. In the 1990s, Kaahanui …
After we pronounce, I rush
After we pronounce, I rush to sit and write the death note–
My thumbs are giants–
My thumbs are giants– fat and dumb, when pressed against
A cat– wakes me up–
A cat— wakes me up– sitting in a dark alley—
Rocket and a dream
From Psalm 104: The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. In them the birds …