Grab a copy of the first issue of An Tambobong, a collection of 53 published and unpublished Bikol poems written by 36 contemporary writers from different towns and cities in the region. The book entitled "Ani nin mga Rawitdawit" includes poems on farming, the primary source of living of Bicolanos, and anything that is related to it. The works of Catanduanes's Allan Popa ("Pagtahop") and Gerry Rubio ("Tercio" and a Viracnon translation of Manuel Santos Paner's "Abakatanduanes") are included in this issue.
You may contact me for your copies. Thanks!
We are still accepting contributions for the summer issue of An Tambobong entitled "Mga Yawit-yawit sa Tig-Init." Kindly email your poems in Viracnon or Pandan at bikoliana@yahoo.com.
A granary of poems about Bicol farmers By Jonas Cabiles Soltes
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