http://read-or-die.org/blog Because to read is to live Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:56:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apologies for the lack of updates. We will start doing so by posting the backlog of Read or Die articles that has been published in Manila Bulletin. This one saw print on June 21, Saturday. Nabokov's Last Novel Almost Burned and Thoughts on Lost Books By Kristel Autencio It was one of those ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/06/30/column-nabokovs-last-novel-almost-burned-and-thoughts-on-lost-books/ Who’s to blame for children not liking classical Filipino literature? Here are two viewpoints... Reaction 1: Literature has to be experienced By M. S. A. Sereno When I first read Mga Ibong Mandaragit, I was 14, a high school senior with bad study habits, and even worse Filipino reading skills. Our teacher ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/05/24/column-whos-preying-on-whom-two-experiences/ The need for more libraries, or for better bookstores Rebecca Arcega Last year, I spent two months vacationing in Wellington, New Zealand and found myself having less control over my time than I’d hoped for. Not having easy Internet access also left me out of the loop, so I wasn’t able to keep ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/05/06/column-the-need-for-more-libraries-or-for-better-bookstores/ The Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA) is now accepting applicants for its annual poetry workshop, to be held from June to August 2008. From the LIRA website: Bukas na pong muli ang LIRA sa mga nais magpatalâ upang lumahok sa taunang klinikang pampanulaan. Ang klinika po ay gaganapin mula ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/04/08/lira-poetry-workshop-now-accepting-applicants/ April is National Poetry Month and okay, it's not a Philippine activity but let's appropriate their holidays for better poetry appreciation, yeah? I'll be posting two poems every weekend of the month, with a personal commentary about my views towards the poems and as a way to showcase how reading ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/04/06/two-poems-kenneth-koch-and-louise-gluck/ Our column in Manila Bulletin still comes out weekly so you can check it out for our current preoccupations etc. The first phase of Write or Die is (nearly) finished; we'll start a new round come June 2008. In the meantime still working on the 'new' public site of Read Or ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/04/06/updates-4/ Taking a break from your regular literary postings (that have not been so regular lately--which will change this April! we promise!): Panibagong Paraan 2008 Showcases Innovative Ideas Chief Justice (Ret.) Artemio Panganiban will open the Panibagong Paraan 2008 Philippine Development Innovation Marketplace on Wednesday, April 9 at 11 A.M., at the Megatrade ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/04/06/panibagong-paraan-2008-showcases-innovative-ideas/ Vibal Foundation opens internship program for online writing Vibal Foundation is opening an internship program for college students interested in writing using digital platforms starting April 7, 2008. This is in line with the Foundation's mission of encouraging young people to harness the potential of the Internet as a communication ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/03/08/announcements/ Busy on a personal level but there have been some new things going on club-wise. Extensive developments, one might say. Am preparing for the RoD magazine which will be published by National Book Store this April and we're coming out with a new website (yeah, like what's new--hopefully there should ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/03/08/coming-soon-or-sooner/ Promoting reading and love for books might seem the most innocuous of advocacies, and perhaps--from a certain perspective—kind of boring. Other people seem to harbor an existential sort of fascination with the name of our organization; on our part, the only advantage is that we are not in any danger ... http://read-or-die.org/blog/2008/03/08/column-reading-dangerously/