LOVE GATHERS ALL
Anvil Publishing and Ethos Books
Copyright 2002

This hefty collection of poetry by 93 Singaporean and Filipino writers pulls together a wide array of perspectives on the theme of love. Edited by Krip Yuson, Rayvi Sunico, Aaron Lee and Alvin Pang, Love Gathers All was launched in both Singapore and Manila last year. The concept for the book was born through cultural visits between the two Asian cities. Yuson notes "The initial visit by four vibrant Singaporean poets to Manila in January 2001 was reciprocated by six equally vibrant Filipino writers during the Singapore Writers' Festival in September…this anthology… opens up new opportunities to enhance mutual consciousness and appreciation for one another's diverse and rich culture." Filipino writers with poems in Love Gathers All include Jimmy Abad, Cesar Ruiz Aquino, Cirilo Bautista, Rofel Brion, Luis Cabalquinto, J. Wendell Capili, Noelle de Jesus, Ricardo de Ungria, Ophelia Dimalanta, Luis Francia, Eric Gamalinda, J. Neil Garcia, Christine Godinez-Ortega, Remé-Antonia Grefalda, Ramil Digal Gulle, Luisa Igloria, Marne Kilates, Rene Navarro, Jon Pineda, Danton Remoto, Nadine Sarreal, Eileen Tabios, and Rowena Torrevillas.

"If there is grace in suffering,
he offers, even now,
a love surpassing all, far
more steadfast than this stone."
     from "Cross Mountain" by Lee Tzu Pheng

OOV Bookshelf 2003

Towards a Cultural Community: Identity, Education and Stewardship in Filipino American Performing Arts by Remé Grefalda, Lucy Burns, Anna Alves and Theodore Gonzalves Understanding Mindanao Conflict by Patricio P. Diaz Not Home, But Here: Writing from the Filipino Diaspora edited by Luisa Igloria The Right Place and Other Stories by Rodney Dakita Garcia Escape to Manila: From Nazi Tyranny to Japanese Terror by Frank Ephraim A Watch in the Night by Denis Murphy Ang Balabal ng Diyos / Ang Silid ng Makasalanan by Rosario de Guzman Lingat Lakas and the Manilatown Fish by Anthony D. Robles Gravities of Center by Barbara J. Pulmano Reyes TRI/VIA by Michelle Naka Pierce and Veronica Corpuz Love Gathers All by Singaporean and Filipino writers Not My Bowl of Rice by E.R. Escobar Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard The Stranded Whale by Linda Ty-Casper Monster by Joel Tan