Literary Archives - The Flame

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Jun

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The broken glass lodged into your feet

This journey is a long trail of burning sand where the oasis at the end is a spotlit stage. For every step taken is a delicate photograph, a bundle of memories traced onto glass panes. Everything I wanted and sought to keep whole were brittle sheets of…

07

Jun

By Bettina Katryn Reyes

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The Recessional

It takes approximately twenty steps to cross the Arch from Lovers Lane. At the fifth, the screaming begins: a collective, deafening exhale of years of held breath. By the tenth step, the dizziness kicks in. The momentum of my peers carries me forward. Everything is going by too fast—the high…

Palanca-winning The Flame alumnus among Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas recipients

30

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Palanca-winning The Flame alumnus among Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas recipients

AN ARTLETS alumnus who received the Gawad Balagtas lifetime achievement award for his lasting contributions to Philippine literature has urged writers to find purpose through their craft, saying the power of their words remains incomparable to that of today’s “artificial voices.” In his speech during the 52nd National Writers’ Congress…

Artlets take 22 of 25 student awards at 41st Gawad Ustetika

28

Mar

By Nicole Samson

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Artlets take 22 of 25 student awards at 41st Gawad Ustetika

ARTLETS TOOK all but three awards at the 41st Gawad Ustetika Gabi ng Parangal held March 27 at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building. Creative Writing students and alumni took 13 of the 25 awards, including the Rector’s Literary Award. In its 41st year, the contest received 272 submissions, the…

18

Mar

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Sisa: When women march forward

WHEN THE product of men’s violence and cowardice affects women and children, how does one survive the remnants of a war? Jun Robles Lana’s historical thriller Sisa, set in the waning of American colonization in the Philippines, serves to illustrate the retribution of those women. The film recently won Best Screenplay Award Directors Week…

05

Mar

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The Loved One: Ten years down the drain

“LOVE MAKES ordinary people into poets, philosophers… and monsters.” The Loved One is a film for those in love and in doubt about their relationship. It is a story of how two lovers lost one another in a decade’s worth of a relationship after failing to realize that differences did not start on…

03

Mar

By The Flame Literary

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Gitling: Yearning in silence

SILENCE IS a love language employed when the heart wants to say so much, but is not capable of articulating it fully. In Gitling, the love left unsaid lingers in the air; silence holds more weight, speaking louder than any poetic dialogue or confession of love. Directed by Jopy Arnaldo, the film was…

Ayoko Kay Helena: The Martyrdom of a Diyosa

23

Feb

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Ayoko Kay Helena: The Martyrdom of a Diyosa

IN SHOW BUSINESS, there is always a price for fame. Yet, the reality remains: the higher stars get, the harder they fall. Mediartrix-UST staged its latest musical production, Ayoko Kay Helena, at the UST Education Auditorium on Feb. 4, 6, and 7. Written by Psychology sophomore Benedict Pami and Nutrition and…

19

Feb

By Bettina Katryn Reyes

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Bahay-bahayan

SIGURO KUNG puwede, hinalikan na kita. 'Di ko naman dinadamdam sa gabi na maraming puwedeng makakita sa 'tin—prof ko, prof mo, kasama ko sa trabaho, pati nga kung sino mang Diyos na nasa itaas. Pero hindi puwede. mawawala ka at mawawala ako. Maaaring mawala pa tayo sa buhay ng…

UST Authors Series to return with six new books from creative writing center fellows

18

Feb

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UST Authors Series to return with six new books from creative writing center fellows

THE UST AUTHORS Series will return for its 11th year later this month to highlight books written by the resident fellows of the UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies (CCWLS). The literary event, which usually features three books, will promote six titles on Feb. 24 at the Miguel…