March 2nd, 2009
LIRA, accepting sign-ups for this year's poetry clinic
LIRA is now accepting sign-ups for its next poetry clinic. All those
interested must submit one Word Document file containing the following:
one-page bio data , ID picture, contact numbers, and five (5) poems in
Filipino, to palihan@liraonline. org . An envelope containing the
requirements may also be dropped off c/o Prof. Vim Nadera at the UP
Institute of Creative Writing, 2/F Faculty Center, UP Diliman, 1101
Quezon City. All submissions should be in on or before April 30, 2008.
The
regular clinic period is from June to August and will be held every
Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Classes will continue
until December.
Celebrating its 24th anniversary this 2009,
LIRA is an organization of poets in Filipino. It was founded by
National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario (a.k.a. Rio Alma) in
1985 and counts among its members award-winning poets such as Roberto
and Rebecca Añonuevo, Romulo Baquiran Jr., Michael Coroza, Jerry
Gracio, Vim Nadera, and Edgar Samar.
For more information about LIRA, visit www.liraonline. org .