UP National Writers Workshop 2009

A second batch of pics from Kael Co’s camera:

Once more from Kael Co’s blog:
“11:02: Workshop starts. Jing Hidalgo moderating. Carl’s folio, part of his forthcoming “And the Geeks shall Inherit the Earth” (Milflores), to be discussed after his poetics earlier, titled “Things I Worry About: The Poetics of Insecurity.” (Na hindi ko nalive-blog dahil hung over pa ako.)…
“11:03: Dean and Iwa agree: No [...]

This one’s from Dean Alfar’s blog:
“On Thursday, we began with Alvin’s poetics, characterized by an elevated magical realism and “bagabag”. I think this is a form of literary horror and feel that, while it may have other concerns in terms of its problematics, it’s spec fic - which is really cool (his text, alternate history, [...]

Once more from Kael Co’s blog:
“1:44: Medyo controversial ang essay ni Jing, e. Vim doing a nice job of trying to bring up matters outside of the essay’s subject matter. For now…
“1:46: Isa sa mga tanong na dapat sagutin, I think– personally malabo sa akin, e– bakit mo gugustuhing magsulat tungkol sa manunulat at sa [...]

Once more from Kael Co’s blog:
“11:05: Amang Jun: First question posed, quite vague: “Ano ang poetics ayon sa isang rockstar?”

“11:06: Iwa: “Bakit ko nasulat ang mga sinusulat ko? Kailangan ko siyang purgahin para hindi ko na iniisip palagi.”

“11:08: On (upcoming novel) Pinoy Bastos: “‘Yung mga uso ngayon, mga FHM, panay pictures. Gusto ko ‘yung may [...]

This one’s from Vlad Gonzales’ blog:
“At bilang isang manunulat na taglay na ang lahat-lahat ng katangiang kaaya-aya’t kaibig-ibig, nararapat lamang na magsulong ako ng mga adbokasiyang pinaniniwalaan ko bilang mga mithiing may matingkad na epekto at bigat sa larangan ng pagsusulat, hindi lamang sa Pilipinas kundi sa buong mundo, at posible, posible rin, sa ilang [...]

Again, this one’s from Dean Alfar’s blog:
“Gelo’s conceptual writing truly challenged my notions on what poetry is (and can be). For now, he has moved into spheres beyond the printed page, engaging his audience in so many different ways. His poetry goes beyond mere shock…
“…My workshop followed next, and as expected parts of it became [...]

Once more from Kael Co’s blog:
“1:02: Done with lunch, back from a short walk to buy cigs. Hinihingal ako. Alfar’s work-in-progress workshop starts at 1:30 pm, but I’m not sure if it’d be appropriate to liveblog about it, since you guys haven’t yet read the text. I’ll maybe keep this sparse, just keep an eye [...]

This one’s from Kael Co’s blog:
“9:02: Will be liveblogging Gelo Suarez’ poetics presentation, which starts at 9:30. Ligo muna ako. Ayos ang breakfast, mehn– itlog na pula’t kamatis, espadang daing, garlic tapa, sinangag. Balik ako, mehn, bubuhay lang ng dugo. Ligo. ‘Sak.…
“…10:44: de Ungria calls this kind of art as “literalism,” concerned with the very [...]

This one’s from Dean Alfar’s blog:
“It’s only this morning that I finally really began to enjoy Baguio. For the past couple of days, I’ve been anxious about my poetics presentation, trying to follow Rio Alma’s instruction to be honest and open, Ricky de Ungria’s desire to see where I am and what I’ve got in [...]