PRESS RELEASE: Poets and artists will gather at the FEU University Conference Center on September 27 for an event in honor of the late Maningning Miclat
The Maningning Miclat Art Foundation Incorporated in cooperation with the Far Eastern University will hold a one-day art and poetry event at the FEU University Conference Center on September 27, 2023.
MMAFI is collaborating with the FEU Center for the Arts, Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts , and Institute of Arts and Sciences in the event dubbed “Ningning at Liwanag,” which features a Filipino poetry workshop from 8 am to 12 pm. It will be facilitated by two previous winners of the Maningning Miclat Poetry Award – Karl/Kid Orit, president of the Cavite Young Writers Association , and Enrique S.
Published by MMAFI and Erehwon Artworld Corporation, the hardbound, full-color book, with Maningning’s painting as cover and 10 photographs by poet and writer Mario I. Miclat, received a publication grant from the National Book Development Board.“Pambihira ang isang Maningning Miclat. Kaya dapat maging pambihira ang Maningning Miclat Trilingual Poetry Competition. Bukod sa timpalak ito sa pagsulat ng tula sa tatlong wika, timpalak din ito para sa mga kabataang makata na edad 28 pababa.
The 10 outstanding poetry collections have been meticulously and judiciously chosen through the years by the competition jury composed of the best and multi-awarded poets in Filipino, including Teo Antonio, Rebecca and Roberto Añonuevo, Joey Baquiran, Luna Sicat Cleto, Michael M. Coroza, Elynia Mabanglo, Rogelio Mangahas, Vim Nadera, and Benilda S. Santos.
The auspicious event will also announce the winners of the 2023 Maningning Miclat Poetry Award. The finalists in English division chosen by the jury composed of Marjorie Evasco, Grace Monte de Ramos, and Lawrence Ypil, and the Filipino division chosen by the jury composed of Elynia Mabanglo, Luna Sicat Cleto, and Michael M.