The first time I saw her in person, I resisted the idea of having a picture taken with her. For one, I still don’t know how to selfie. Second, I…
Category: Arts and Culture
CatSU hosts Bicol-wide culture and arts fest
By the last three days of April of this year, the Catanduanes State University will be the venue for the 2022 PASUC V Culture and Arts Festival. Adopting the theme…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
AFTER THE RAIN
This morning is pretty cold The humid air driven away By the rain which poured all night. How to describe this moment: You heat water for coffee As you…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
ZAMBOANGA, BASILAN SKETCHES
From an army plane in 1979 Zamboanga and Basilan Looked like exotic dots Of paradise In this ancient peninsula. Nothing has changed As I look into the picture Taken…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
AS MY GRANDSON TURNS 19
My grandson turns 19 Saturday this weekend.. He was named after another activist-poet who died in the South. I took full custody of him since his grade school days. One…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
POEM BY ISLAND POET REACHES MORE THAN 8 MILLION NETIZENS
My latest poem, Snapshot, has reached more than 8 million netizens and still counting as of March 10. Figure doesn’t include the other sites and walls of more than 3000…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
FINALLY, MY FIRST BOOK LAUNCH
My first book of poetry, Love, Life and Loss – Poems During The Pandemic, came out in December last year. I decided to have a book launching in the island…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
REFLECTIONS ON THE ARTS
I celebrate the arts When I read a good poem Watch a piece of moving cinema Or touched by theater as a slice of life. I celebrate the…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
NATIONAL ARTISTS SUPPORT VP LENI ROBREDO
It wasn’t a big surprise. Five National Artists on Valentine’s Day declared their support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo, who was described as the “only hope…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN AN ISLAND UNIVERSITY
Formerly with a New York-based IT-outsourcing company, Dr. Patrick Alain Azanza came back to the country middle of last year as the 7th president of the Catanduanes State University (Population:…