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| The "tubaw" is the hand-woven bandanna of the people of Southern Philippines. Its varied designs and multiple uses represent the diversity of people, as well as the intertwining of lives on earth. Its colors celebrate the power of the people in history - they who were once conquered but have triumphed, who struggled and have overcome, who are poor in material wealth but are rich in knowledge and spirit, who bravely seek new horizons and reach unknown shores. It is also a testimony to the endurance and nobility of its weavers - the women. They who have the power to soothe, to heal, to empower, to change what is unjust.
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In A Quiet Place
Poetry that reveals secrets
(read samples of work)
Alone on the
Road at Night
Women's stories told through poems and short stories
(read samples)
MEDELLIN Int'
Poetry Festival 2003
(read poem in Spanish and English
BERN Poets
Against the War 2003
(read poem in German and English)
POETRY AFRICA
2002
(read poem written in Durban)