Poetry Encounter

Last night, November 28, 2009, Bing and I attended a poetry session in one of the bar houses in Iloilo City. The theme of the session focused on sex in poetry.

It was attended by about twenty contemprary Panay poets, and poetry lovers. One guest came from Batangas, a friend of Felino Garcia. Her name is Hoahlyn Cabrera Manahan, a UP Diliman graduate student. She is a poet. Some of her poems have been published in emanilapoetry.com

Some of those who attended the session were Pietros Val Patricio, Noel de Leon from the University of San Agustin; Robbie Lyn Fruto, Leslie Baylon, Ana Katrina J. Brasileno; Adel Panficar and Mae Sheilou Conserva, of Iloilo National High School; Blezi Casjae, Kharlle John Hautea, of the University of Iloilo Pen; Angie Basco, Sofia Espanola, Cyril Lingyan, of John B. Lacson Foundation University-Molo; Felino Garcia, Emmanuel Lerona, John Ryan Recabar, all alumni of the University of the Philippines Visayas. The other poet who came was Mel Turao, a product of the University of San Agustin, Iloilo City.

There were poetry readings from those who came.

I read some luwa and the poem: Indi Ko Masueat Rang Pinakamasubo nga Binaeaybay.

Indi Ko Masueat Rang Pinakamasubo Nga Binaeaybay

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Melchor F. Cichon
September 11, 2003


Indi ko masarangean nga isueat rang pinakamasubo nga binaeaybay.
Maskin sa tunga-tunga eon ako’t eangit ag eogta.
Ro imong pagsabat it huo kakon sa may baybayon it Boracay
Samtang gatunod ro adlaw hay sapat eon nga akon nga ikalipay.

Indi ko masarangan nga isueat rang pinakamasubo nga binaeaybay.
Paris makaron nga ugsad ro buean ag maeamig ro huyop it hangin it Disyembre,
Sapat eon para kakon nga magpahiyomhiyom.
Disyembre man kato ro primero nimo nga haru kakon.

Indi ko masarangean nga isueat ko rang pinakamasubo nga binaeaybay.
Maskin indi ko eon haeos maabut ring uyahon agod akon nga pisilpisilon;
O mahutikan ka man lang paris tag bag-o pa eang kita nga nagaumpisa ku atong pangabuhi.
Sapat eon nga makatueog ako kon ginakumkum ko ro singsing nga ginsuksuk mo sang tudlo.

Ag kon mag-abot kid man ro oras nga magtunod rang adlaw
Ag ro gabii hay mag-eapnaag sa bilog ko nga kalibutan,
Indi ko man gihapon pagsueaton ro pinakamasubo ko nga binaeaybay.
Madumduman ko eang ikaw, gahiyomhiyom eon dayon ako

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