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Poetry reading focuses on Filipino journey
Award-winning poet to perform as part of New and Emerging Artists Series
Jacqueline Loma / Staff Reporter
Issue date: 4/6/09 Section: News
Luisa Igloria will address history and the attempt to transcend it through a reading of her collection of poems in "Juan Luna's Revolver."
The poetry reading begins at 7 p.m. today in Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.
Originally from Baguio City in the Philippines, Igloria focuses on the journeys made by Filipinos in the global dispersion in "Juan Luna's Revolver." Her poems also allude to Filipino historical figures.
John Martone, an English professor and coordinator of Asian studies, said Igloria will be an inspiration for students because as a teacher, she works with a lot of students.
The subjects she writes about will be familiar to students.
"She is somebody that the student can relate to," Martone said. "She is very useful for spirit."
Coming from the Philippines, Igloria has experience with immigrants and borders. Martone said he thinks that is something we all have to know.
Igloria is a tenured associate professor currently in the Masters of Fine Arts Creative Writing Program and Department of English at Old Dominion University.
She is also an 11-time recipient of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature, which is a high honor in the Philippines.
"Juan Luna's Revolver" received the 2009 Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry.
Igloria's other books include "Trill and Mordent," "Cordillera Tales" and "Encanto."
Her work has appeared, or been accepted, in numerous anthologies and journals including "The Missouri Review," "Indiana Review," "Poetry East," "The North American Review," "Searsman" a United Kingdom publication, "Prism International" a Canadian publication, "Poetry Salzburg Review" an Austrian publication, and "The Asian Pacific American Journal."
An open discussion will be held after the reading.
Earlier in the day, Igloria will visit some classes before the reading.
The Doudna Fine Arts Center's New and Emerging Artists Series and the Eastern English Department is sponsoring the poetry reading.
Jacqueline Loma can be reached at 581-7942 or at DENnewsdesk@gmail.com.
The poetry reading begins at 7 p.m. today in Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.
Originally from Baguio City in the Philippines, Igloria focuses on the journeys made by Filipinos in the global dispersion in "Juan Luna's Revolver." Her poems also allude to Filipino historical figures.
John Martone, an English professor and coordinator of Asian studies, said Igloria will be an inspiration for students because as a teacher, she works with a lot of students.
The subjects she writes about will be familiar to students.
"She is somebody that the student can relate to," Martone said. "She is very useful for spirit."
Coming from the Philippines, Igloria has experience with immigrants and borders. Martone said he thinks that is something we all have to know.
Igloria is a tenured associate professor currently in the Masters of Fine Arts Creative Writing Program and Department of English at Old Dominion University.
She is also an 11-time recipient of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature, which is a high honor in the Philippines.
"Juan Luna's Revolver" received the 2009 Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry.
Igloria's other books include "Trill and Mordent," "Cordillera Tales" and "Encanto."
Her work has appeared, or been accepted, in numerous anthologies and journals including "The Missouri Review," "Indiana Review," "Poetry East," "The North American Review," "Searsman" a United Kingdom publication, "Prism International" a Canadian publication, "Poetry Salzburg Review" an Austrian publication, and "The Asian Pacific American Journal."
An open discussion will be held after the reading.
Earlier in the day, Igloria will visit some classes before the reading.
The Doudna Fine Arts Center's New and Emerging Artists Series and the Eastern English Department is sponsoring the poetry reading.
Jacqueline Loma can be reached at 581-7942 or at DENnewsdesk@gmail.com.
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