Kabuwanan Poetry Competition
04/05/2008 - 4:00pm
04/05/2008 - 7:00pm
Etc/GMT+8
KABUWANAN POETRY COMPETITION
KABUWANAN POETRY COMPETITION
The KABUWANAN SA CUBAO EXPO: A Full Moon Artists’ Fair, to be held on April 5, 2008 (Saturday, 1pm onwards) is calling for poetry submission with a theme “Kabuwanan” or full moon.
The competition is open to all ages and must be a Filipino citizen. The entry must be submitted on or before April 1, 2008 to:
Sandy Allan
Danny Sillada
MECHANICS
Phase I:
Submit a poem no more than 24 lines, minimum of 18 lines with a theme “Kabuwanan” (full moon) related to art, culture and Filipino values. It must be written in English or Filipino rhymed, blank verse or free verse.
The entry must be the individual work of the author with name, e-mail address and contact numbers below the poem.
Phase II:
Among the entries, only 10 poems will be chosen to the final competition, which will be recited or performed, not read, by the poets on April 5, 2008, 4pm at Cubao Expo, QuezonCity.
The judges will chose only one winner with monetary price and a plaque or trophy. Other 9 finalists will receive a certificate of recognition and their poems will be published at Dalityapi, an online literary publication.
CRITERIA OF JUDGING
Phase I:
1. Relevance to the theme
2. Style and originality
3. Coherence of form and structure
4. Clarity of imagery and language
Phase II:
1. Stage presence and presentation
2. Poise and spontaneity of recitation
3. Intonation, poetic expression and a clear insight into the poet’s intention
4. Clarity of spoken words and diction.
Update: Finalists
FINALISTS TO KABUWAN POETRY COMPETITION
Final competition will be on April 5, 4 p.m., at Alan’s Grill
Cubao Expo (The Marikina Shoe Expo)
Araneta Center, Cubao QC
FILIPINO LANGUAGE: 23 Entries
ENGLISH LANGUAGE: 8 Entries
TOTAL: 31 Entries
1. KABUWAN(G)AN NG BUWAN by Raul "Tata" Funilas
2. HIMLAYAN SA BUWAN by Jason Tabinas
3. LOST TO LUST by Deborah Rosalind D. Nieto
4. TALINGHAGA NG BUWAN by Noel Sales Barcelona
5. SILVER IODIDE SKY by Juan Emmanuel C. Fernandez
6. PAGHIHINTAY SA PALAKAYA by Soliman Agulto Santos
7. IT HAPPENS TONIGHT by Marc Laurenze C. Celis
8. PANAGIMPAN SA LILIM NG BUWAN by Glenn Ford B. Tolentino
9. KOMBULSYON by Brian B. Acabado
10. BUWAN(G) by Francisco Arias Monteseña
11. PROMO by Ada Dizon Angeles
COMMENT FROM THE JUDGES:
“I would like to express, however, that all entries are well-written. It's quite heart-breaking that we have to choose only the top ten.”
- Yanna Acosta
“Most poems are excellent but some are unfortunately for silent reading and not for performance.”
- Sonny Villafania
JUDGES:
Danny C. Sillada
(Poet, Painter, Musician, Performance Artist, Literary and Art Critic)
Sonny Villafania
(Poet, Web Designer, EAC Faculty Member and Publisher of Dalityapi (online literary publication)
Wendell Capili
(Poet, Writer, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of the Philippines)
Yanna Acosta
(Poet, Writer, Musician & Performance Artist)
KABUWANAN CUBAO EXPO ORGANIZERS:
SANDY ALLAN
The Reading Room
Cubao Expo
0917-5222100
TRICIA DATA
Oohwables Shop
Cubao Expo
0906-3105815
HALMEN VADEZ
Halo Café
Cubao Expo
0906-3711710
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