Category: News
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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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Immigrant Heritage Month
I’ve been organizing Immigrant Heritage Month events for many years, but this one feels especially meaningful as part of my ongoing collaboration with Skyline College Library. My gratitude to Saul Milan and the library for their installation portraying the movements, struggles, and freedoms woven into migration stories. It includes miniature handmade passports pinned over an…
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Flor Y Canto
“If You Want To Know What We Are” A Filipinx Poetas Reading (part of San Francisco International Flor Y Canto Literary Festival), hosted by Medicine for Nightmares Saturday, June 21, 20254:00 PM 5:00 PM3036 24th Street, San Francisco From Medicine for Nightmares: 4 powerful Filipinx poetas read their work in our galeria as part of the San…
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The 2025 Foley Poetry Prize
I’m overjoyed to have received this year’s Foley Prize for Poetry. A heartfelt thank you to the judges for the care and attention they gave to my work, and congratulations to America Magazine on its 116th year of publishing poetry and other commentaries. “CATALOG OF CURES IN ORDINARY TIME, our unanimous winner, features a grief-stricken speaker who draws the…
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