Category: News
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77th Frankfurt Book Fair
At the world’s largest gathering of ideas and rights negotiations, the Philippines stands bold and boundless as the 77th Frankfurt Book Fair/Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honour. Paloma Press is honored to bring with us stories from the Filipino diaspora. Congratulations to all who made this possible. Padayon!
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Climate Summit at Stanford
At this year’s San Mateo County Climate Summit organized by Thrive, Nuestra Casa, Rise South City, and Climate Resilient Communities, and co-presented by the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, we are grateful to Thrive Alliance’s Georgia Farooq for generously providing space for our anthology, The Nature of Our Times. Paloma Press publisher and San Mateo…
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Climate Summit SMC
I’m honored to be opening the San Mateo County Climate Summit with a land acknowledgment, a brief introduction to The Nature of Our Times, and place-based poems. Looking forward to helping open the space with purpose and presence. Fourth Annual Climate Summit:Sustaining Community Power in Climate ActionStanford Redwood City CampusOctober 9, 2025, 8am to 5pm…
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Filipino American Lit Love for Filipino American History Month
The Halo-Halo Review is pleased to commemorate October as FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH with a unique look at diasporic history through the lens of poets Aileen Cassinetto and Eileen R. Tabios. In this wide-ranging conversation, they parse issues of migration, memory, imagination including mythologizing, Kapwa, and the poetics of language and becoming. Together, they present…
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The Nature of Our Times Is Here!
We’ve officially released The Nature of Our Times! Huge thanks to David Hassler and Wick Poetry Center for organizing and hosting all the gatherings and launch events. Thank you so much to poets Barbara Sabol, Carrie George, Charlie Malone, Gabriela Igloria, Jeff Gundy, Jennifer Browne, Jessica Jones, Laura Grace Weldon, Neil Carpathios, Paula J. Lambert,…
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The Nature of Our Times: Updates
Here are a few places where The Nature of Our Times has recently been featured: David Hassler, co-editor of The Nature of Our Times and Executive Director of Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, will be participating in a session hosted by Dr. Jane Lubchenco and Dr. Heather Tallis during Climate Week NYC, Sept 22, 9am-12pm, at the…
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The Nature of Our Times: Book Launch, Readings, Panel, & Exhibit Opening
We are so excited to announce that THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES anthology will be launched at Kent State University and Cleveland Public Library on September 18th & 19th! All three editors will be present to celebrate the release along with Dr. Phillip Levin, Director of United By Nature (originally, the U.S. National Nature Assessment). Edited by…
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How I Became a Writer
I’m honored to be part of this anthology exploring how writers come into themselves! Thank you so much to Cecilia and Vibal for all the care and effort that went into bringing this book into the world. How I Become a Writer: Essays by Filipino and Filipino American Writers Edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Publisher:…
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Women’s Equality Day
Join us for Women’s Equality Day, celebrating women’s right to vote and amplifying the voices of women who are shaping equitable and thriving communities. Facilitated by Commissioner LaSaundra Gutter, this dynamic 1.5 hour program features San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Noelia Corzo, Lisa Gauthier, and Jackie Speier engaging in personal stories and shared wisdom…
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Everybody’s Climate 2025
The chaos produced by our changing climate is steadily increasing. Poetry can be both solace and activism. Poets Molly Fisk and Kim Shuck invite you to hear poems from varied perspectives about wildfire, flooding and related catastrophes in California. They will be joined by six other contributors to the California Fire & Water anthology: Gene…
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