The Rule Is, Do Not Stop: A Filipino Literary Symposium (Part 2 of 2)

Daughter Diwata Aswang Poeta: Barbara Jane Reyes
Speakers: Kathleen DeGuzman, Janice Sapigao, and Christine Abiba
Literary Address – Barbara Jane Reyes
Part 2 focuses on the experimental, feminist and multivalent work of Barbara Jane Reyes.
BARBARA JANE REYES is the author of Invocation to Daughters (City Lights Publishers). She was born in Manila, Philippines, raised in the SF Bay Area, and is the author of four previous poetry collections, Gravities of Center, Poeta en San Francisco, Diwata, and To Love as Aswang.
CHRISTINE ABIBA is a queer Filipina-American, whose commitment to understanding who we are as humans is almost as fervent as their love for dancing. Using oral history as a tool, Christine is interested in combining critical thought and personal storytelling to understand how we relate to the world. As a recent graduate of the University of San Francisco, Christine is passionate about using the sounds of our voices to tell our stories loudly, urgently, with responsibility, and in celebration.
KATHLEEN DEGUZMAN is an assistant professor of English at San Francisco State University, where she teaches courses on Caribbean literature, global cities, and the novel. As a Filipinx American born in Miami and now based in the Bay Area, she is in the process of expanding her research and teaching to include the Philippines and its diaspora.
JANICE LOBO SAPIGAO is a daughter of Filipina/o immigrants. She was named one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s 2017 Bay Brilliant by KQED Arts. She is the author of two books of poetry: Like a Solid to a Shadow (Timeless, Infinite Light, 2017) and microchips for millions (Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc., 2016) and two other chapbooks. She is a VONA/Voices and Kundiman Fellow, and the Associate Editor of TAYO Literary Magazine. She co-founded Sunday Jump open mic in L.A. She earned her M.F.A. in Writing from CalArts, and she has a B.A. in Ethnic Studies with Honors from UC San Diego. She teaches English full-time at San Jose City College.
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