Abr 30, 2021

ENG 154 CHAIN POEM


Poets:

Alie Cas
Dana Cabalza
EJ Azares
Farl Bermeo
Mat Gonzales
Sasha Liuag
Yans Dela Torre
Ysa Mangulabnan


Procedure:

1) During the first synchronous session, each writer in the class (Science and Technology in Literature) turned in two 10-syllable lines.

2) In the asynchronous classroom, Ysa, Farl, and Yans proposed three arrangements of the lines. We worked on the first submission along with the title Ysa gave it: “She’s Leaving Home”.

3) During the next synchronous session, we played Mad Libs (instructions: take a source text and put blanks in place of some words, noting the part of speech under each blank, then fill in the blanks without looking at the source text). Replacements for nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. introduced a reformation/deformation of the lines. For example, “She’s Leaving Home” transformed into “She’s Cooking Prison” after EJ threw in a new verb and place word.

4) In the asynchronous classroom, eight of eleven participating writers gave consent to present the poem for Lit Month. Words from the silent poets were removed from “She’s Leaving Home” and its mad-libbed clone. Punctuation and minor edits put into place for “She’s Cooking Prison”.

5) Eight poets mean 50% +1 in a class of fourteen. We dismissed for the Reading/Wellness Break.

you—need

Ang Tula

ni George Oppen
aking salin


Isang panulaan ng kahulugan ng mga salita
At ang bigkis sa sansinukob

Sa palagay ko’y walang liwanag sa daigdig
Bukod sa daigdig

At sa palagay ko’y may liwanag

Bintanang Walang Hanggan

ni Yehuda Amichai
aking salin


Sa hardin minsan kong narinig
ang isang awit o sinaunang basbas.

At sa ibabaw ng madidilim na puno
may bintanang laging may ilaw, sa alaala

ng mukhang dumungaw mula rito,
at ayon din itong mukha

sa alaala ng ibang
bintanang may ilaw.

worker—breaking

 

Abr 18, 2021

Pomodoro


 

Pull out a to-do list and a timer.

Set 25 minutes on a task.

At session end, inscribe what was completed.

Take 5 minutes off to stretch, drink water, extend our deepest 

“We’re praying for you.” Repeat.