The legend of ex
I HAVE a friend who works for Duterte now. He campaigned for Miriam Santiago in the 2016 elections.
I campaigned for Duterte, and Leni Robredo....
36 poetry tips for those who need them
1. IF IT comments on society, it’s not poetry. It’s an editorial.
2. If it teaches a moral lesson, it’s not poetry. It’s a sermon.
3....
Essays I want to read
FOR THE “PSN Selects 100 Project”, with the goal of collecting 100 poems, essays, letters, stories, short plays written for young adults, I want...
Filipinx crap
NOT A FEW netizens were worried that I lost it when I started posting on social media my strong, and strongly-worded, opinions about the...
Red lipstick
TODAY is 9/11 again.
And I’m wearing red lipstick!
Is there a stronger statement I can make about affirming life, and the act of living itself?
About...
Letters that move me
MY NEXT big literary project is an anthology of literature for young people.
And I am starting my call for submissions in the category of...
Letters to the youth
I’M A BIG letter writer.
I write letters to family members, famous people, and fan readers.
I write letters to people who can write back to...
COVID fatigue
THESE days, when I check on my friends, I ask for their levels of COVID fatigue.
Because even though I probably have the rich man’s...
The PSN selects
FOR MY September 2020 project, I want to lead writers of all levels to write for young adults ages 12-18.
I want 100 stories, poems,...
Promises in ‘Purple Cat’
THIS August 2020, the prolific Ilonggo writer Peter Solis Nery releases his 28thbook, “Heart of My Youth”. It is a volume of collected memoirs...