(Poem) renaming olden names by Maya Daniel
the conquerors have renamed our village of Malabno into Wright. renamed our village of Mapanag into Roosevelt renamed our village of Sambuong as McKinley (now, known as Katipunan) and one Read More …
the conquerors have renamed our village of Malabno into Wright. renamed our village of Mapanag into Roosevelt renamed our village of Sambuong as McKinley (now, known as Katipunan) and one Read More …
(In DAGIL, the ancient/archaic Tumanduk [Indigenous People in Central Panay] language, with direct Hiligaynon and English translations) e oka’t yabon Tunda do’t parina, Parina manug-alinton Alintuni doy si Sindaan Alintuni Read More …
we can’t live out of our lands, we only live where lightning burned the soil our hearts beat that anybody just can’t understand how can we live out of our Read More …
you bonded your heart and committed to serve the people the enemies painted your name black as coal they hunted you that calls from home were painfully undone some thought Read More …
Maya Daniel is a pen name, living in the Philippines, in my 50s, and i am dishing out rebel poetry.