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wonders what would happen to the aswang if she were to come to America. Weve seen one vision in Matt Abayas Bampinay. And with Cruz, whose well structured litany is rife with very precise pronoun usage (they, we, you), the relationships drawn here are so interesting. You can have a listen here; Oscar took video, and while the venue is dark, the sound quality is quite good.
Parisnanaman 3 years ago
More Barbara Jane Reyes' review: I believe Cruzs work was the strongest of all the KSW poetic work at Litquake, for its very clean and rigorous uses of poetic form and line, concrete words and images, and specificity of objects and place. She told us she has an obsession with the aswang, the Philippine mythological creature who splits her body in two.
Parisnanaman 3 years ago
I am thinking now, I wonder if this is the same Rachelle Cruz whom Tara Betts mentioned in a comment to Rigoberto Gonzálezs post on the Poetry Foundation blog back in December 2007 about the All Girl Poetry Slam sponsored by Girlstory. Tara mentions in her comment other poets names — Elana Bell and Rachelle Cruz, recent Sarah Lawrence graduates....From Jane Reyes' blog...the answer is YES
Parisnanaman 3 years ago
Posting a comment from Jane Reyes blog... Litcrawl. ....Still, the reason why I am happy about the KSW reading is because I am so glad to have heard Rachelle Cruz read. Id never heard of her before. Her bio tells us she has just returned to the Bay Area after a few years of studying in New York.
Parisnanaman 3 years ago
Wonderful poem...too bad the video is not so good, but the audio and your voice are great nonetheless
Parisnanaman 3 years ago
Bravo Rachelle Cruz...you're the pride of Filam
Parisnanaman 3 years ago