Literary

Nov

Artlets instructors bag first prizes in 72nd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards

TWO INSTRUCTORS of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters were among the winners feted during the 72nd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards on Nov. 22. Department of Creative Writing instructor Joel Toledo bagged the first prize in the poetry category with his poetry collection Silángan. Department of Filipino instructor Mark…

Fixed way of storytelling a danger to creative writers, says Palanca winner

Nov

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Fixed way of storytelling a danger to creative writers, says Palanca winner

THERE IS danger in teaching a fixed way of writing as it may limit the creativity of students when it comes to approaching their literary pieces, a Palanca award-winning author said. During the literary dialogue “Everything is Conversation,” fictionist and editor Vicente Garcia Groyon cited the risks of teaching in…

Pagmaya, Pagsangli: Hindi na muling mananahimik

Nov

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Pagmaya, Pagsangli: Hindi na muling mananahimik

NAMAMAYAGPAG SA bawat instrumentong pinatutugtog at artikulong nailalathala ang natatanging minimithi ng bawat mamamayan: ang malayang pagpapahayag gamit ang sining. Kahit ilang beses mang wasakin ang mga salita sa dyaryo, hindi mapupuksa ang nag-aalab na pag-asang nakaukit na sa puso ng mga paslit na pinatahimik ng nakatataas. Inihandog ng Artistang…

Nov

By Bettina Katryn Reyes and Jaila Marjaan Abdul

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Outside: Battling the Monsters Within

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxzwfbD26Ec DESPITE THE hushed atmosphere, an unsettling feeling accompanies the silence and the real horror is invisible to the naked eye. Outside haunts the screen as the camera widens its shots, capturing vast sugar cane farms and a rugged car that stands out in the isolated area. A family can be seen beside…

Nov

By Tricia Anne Daquiz

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In Between the Streets

THE THICK of the night seems to have crawled its way to the same territory. Each street holds familiar remnants from the same afternoon of brief encounters; a mere redirection to the next path. The morning rush appears to be kinder; the roads filled with dreams and ambition, each footstep…

The Flame marks 60th anniversary with Dapitan 2023 launch

Nov

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The Flame marks 60th anniversary with Dapitan 2023 launch

THE FLAME, the official student publication of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (Artlets), will kick off the celebration of its 60th anniversary with the launch of the 2023 edition of its literary folio Dapitan. Carrying the theme Panopticon, Dapitan 2023 explores the concept of constant surveillance and its…

Thomasian profs, authors reap plums in 42nd National Book Awards

Nov

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Thomasian profs, authors reap plums in 42nd National Book Awards

FOUR THOMASIAN professors and authors bagged prizes during the 42nd National Book Awards, an event that recognized outstanding titles in the country. UST Graduate School Prof. Jeffry Ocay bagged the best book in Philosophy award for his work Critical Theory at the Margins: Applying Herbert Marcuse’s Model of Critical Social…

Nov

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Where We Go From Here

WE WERE listening and singing to this song playing on the car stereo before, until you made a morbid request that one day. I tried to laugh it off then, but time soon proved that you were dead serious about it. We did as you said. The song ended as…

Nov

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Alaalang Inaanod

Sa pagdapo ng dilim, bitbit ang ilaw, Sa liyab ng kandila, sumasayaw ang anino, Balot ang isip ng amoy ng sigarilyo Dito nagtipon, mga pasyon at alaala Sa bawat hakbang patungo sa simbahan, Mga kuwento ay muling nabuhay Sa bawat sulok ng bayan Hawak-kamay sa gunita, Kahit ng mga…

The doctor saves even the patient’s dreams

Oct

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The doctor saves even the patient’s dreams

THROUGH WHAT I know of Theo van Gogh and how he supported his brother Vincent in both the artist’s troubles and artistic endeavors, I always end up seeing my brother Carl in him. He is much the same as Theo: both knew what to do to keep their brother going. …