Call For Entries: WAZAK! An Anthology of Contemporary Philippine Poetry

30 May 2011
Call For Entries: WAZAK! An Anthology of Contemporary Philippine Poetry
Deadline: 12 June 2011

There isn't enough chamomile tea in the world to quell the rage in your heart. Or the poetry in your veins.

Send in your most wazak poem for possible inclusion in WAZAK!: An Anthology Of Contemporary Philippine Poetry (Edited by Khavn De La Cruz & Joel M. Toledo) that will be launched this September 2, 2011 during the 4th .MOV International Film, Music, & Literature Festival.

There are no hard and fast rules on what's wazak or what's a poem. Send in your left foot if you think that qualifies (your right foot's already included). Please provide the English translation of any poem that is written in Filipino or other Philippine language. Open to all Filipinos in the archipelago and beyond.

Email your works (maximum of three poems per author) to literature@movfest.org, subject heading "ANTHOLOGY" on or before June 12, 2011.

Thanks for the early bird submissions: Gemino Abad, Ricky Torre, Karl De Mesa, Ricardo de Ungria, Bienvenido Lumbera, German Gervacio, Easy Fagela, Joseph Saguid, Vim Nadera, Pete Lacaba, et al.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: literature@movfest.org

For submissions: literature@movfest.org
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