710: As Far As Cho-Fu-Sa

[exceptindreams]

"As Far As Cho-Fu-Sa"
Mookie Katigbak

"If you are coming down the narrows of the river Kiang,
let me know beforehand and I will come out to meet you
As far as Cho-Fu-Sa."
- The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter, Li Po

Comments

[flickersofaie]

This is lovely in itself, and the lineage of its inspiration equally so. Thanks for posting it!

[glendaplatypus]

Nice to see a Filipina poet here. :)

[exceptindreams]

I don't think I have posted any other poems by Filipina poets. Do you have any suggestions?

[glendaplatypus]

Unfortunately, the only ones that come to mind at the moment write in Tagalog with no ready English translations of their work. I'll let you know if I think of someone.

There is, however, a song writer that might be of interest. Her name is Cynthia Alexander. Her songs read like poems.

http://www.cynthialexander.com/
http://www.myspace.com/cynthialexander
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Alexander

[gianlao]

Yes you have! :)

I've seen Conchitina Cruz's poems here, and Marie La Vina's. They're both Filipina.

[versipellis]

I adore the last two lines of this.

[amnotcute]

So beautiful. Thank you.