LIRA will still accept sign-ups for its yearly clinic for poetry in Filipino until May 29, 2010. All those interested must submit one Word Document file containing the following: one-page bio data, ID picture, contact numbers, and five (5) poems in Filipino, to palihan@liraonline.org. An envelope containing the requirements may also be dropped off at the LIRA pigeon hole at the UP Institute of Creative Writing, 2/F Faculty Center, UP Diliman, 1101 Quezon City.
The regular clinic period is from June to August and will be held every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, although several more sessions will be held until November. The orientation and first lecture will be held on June 5, Saturday, in UP Diliman. There is a minimal workshop fee to cover expenses for photocopies, venues, and other operational costs.
Celebrating its 25th year this 2010, the Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA) is an organization of poets in Filipino. As part of its silver anniversary, the group is currently holding the “Sining ng Tugma at Sukat 2010,” a series of free seminar-workshops across nine provinces in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. It is set to unveil in the upcoming weeks several key projects: a national conference and two national contests on poetry and criticism, among others.
LIRA was founded by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario (a.k.a. Rio Alma) in 1985. Its workshops have produced award-winning poets such as Roberto and Rebecca Añonuevo, Romulo Baquiran Jr., Michael Coroza, Jerry Gracio, Vim Nadera, and Edgar Samar.
Prof. Michael Coroza will serve as the Director of the 2010 Poetry Clinic; Phillip Kimpo Jr. is the current President of LIRA.
The regular clinic period is from June to August and will be held every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, although several more sessions will be held until November. The orientation and first lecture will be held on June 5, Saturday, in UP Diliman. There is a minimal workshop fee to cover expenses for photocopies, venues, and other operational costs.
Celebrating its 25th year this 2010, the Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA) is an organization of poets in Filipino. As part of its silver anniversary, the group is currently holding the “Sining ng Tugma at Sukat 2010,” a series of free seminar-workshops across nine provinces in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. It is set to unveil in the upcoming weeks several key projects: a national conference and two national contests on poetry and criticism, among others.
LIRA was founded by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario (a.k.a. Rio Alma) in 1985. Its workshops have produced award-winning poets such as Roberto and Rebecca Añonuevo, Romulo Baquiran Jr., Michael Coroza, Jerry Gracio, Vim Nadera, and Edgar Samar.
Prof. Michael Coroza will serve as the Director of the 2010 Poetry Clinic; Phillip Kimpo Jr. is the current President of LIRA.
