y separately published work icon Ang Lipad ay Awit sa Apat na Hangin selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Ang Lipad ay Awit sa Apat na Hangin
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Manila,
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Philippines,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,:Babaylan Women's Publishing Collective, Institute of Women's Studies, St Scholastica's College , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
This is the Beginningi"we will drive away the crow from the brain,=palalayasin natin ang uwak sa utak,", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 3, 63)
Do Not Force Me to Metaphor about Uneven Teethi"do not force me to metaphor=huwag mo akong piliting tulaan", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 4, 64)
Detailsi"not the wavey darkest dark,=hindi ang umaalong itim na itim,", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 5, 65)
To the Reader Playing Hide-and-Seek with the Poemi"not in the quaint pine-scent=wala sa itinitik niyang", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 6, 66)
The Brown Painter Before the Whitest Canvasi"you are too clean, you nothingness-=kaylinis mong kawalan-", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 7, 67)
For Mariai"in the shade of your bamboo forest,=sa lilim ng iyong gubat-kawayan,", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 8, 68)
Grey Womani"you are a strange world-=kakaiba kang mundo-", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 9, 69)
Song of Linai"fist me in your palm;=ikuyom mo ako sa iyong mga palad;", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 10, 70)
To a Poet Groping for a Lost Tonguei"you are lured by a tongue=tinatakaw ka ng dilang", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 11, 71)
Poet of the Sewers (While Walking Ayala)i"give way to this hero!=bigyang daan ang bida!", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 12, 72)
From a Crazy Witchi"many times, you have insisted=makailang beses mo nang", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 13, 73)
On a Flight to Hawaiii"hand stroked nothingness=hinipo ng kamay ang kawalan,", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 14, 74)
Gamei"i am a bangle spinning=pulseras akong umiikot", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 15, 75)
The Banquet of Ka Pedringi"earth is my board,=lupa ang aking hapag,", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 19, 79)
From Saudii"too wide the desert.=kaylawak ng disyerto.", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 20, 80)
Grandmother Is a Tightfist in Americai"each day, she rubs between fingers=araw-araw, pinipisil-pisil", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 21, 81)
Confessions of a Mistressi"I did not like them to cry dry eyed. I wished to sink into their=Ayoko silang umiyak na tuyo ang mata. Gusto kong", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 22-23, 82)
Dandansoyi"my womb is the moon,=buwan ang aking sinapupunan,", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 24, 83)
Land Not Dearesti"every island=bawat isla'y", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 25, 84)
Mother-Daughter Talki"'mother, your journey from bed='inang, napakaiksi ng inyong biyahe", Merlinda Bobis , single work poetry (p. 26, 85)
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