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♏Pinay poet, essayist, oversharer, and lover of long walks. Pushcart Prize & Best of the Net nominee. Writes bad love poems. INSTAGRAM: @gretchenfilart

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I love this collaboration. I am so grateful to have done it not only with a poet and activist I admire, but a wonderful friend and human being as well, @shikhaslamba β™₯️ Said this a handful of times, but thank you @s2fjournal for choosing our piece and sharing it with the world.
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β€œWhere Home Resides” by @shikhaslamba and @gretchenfilart made me tear up. β€œThank god for this grief” Read it on page 8:
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2 years
Watched #KatipsTheMovie . To say I left the theater emotional is an understatement. First trip to the cinema in 4 years & what an experience to see again a sea of passionate pinks, raising Leni's hand sign & chanting "Ang Presidente". Tangina. I missed this kind of unity.I CRIED😭
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Here is John Arcilla's full speech tonight during the #PasayIsPink rally. I only transcribed it by ear, so feel free to let me know if I missed something! :) I also posted the full speech on Facebook: Pasting also as a thread just in case.
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I randomly received a press release from Bong Revilla's staff that's supposed to psych me into thinking "this guy's putting in work, so I'll share it on my blog". I can't bring myself to say "I politely decline". *Originally posted this on FB, but in case they try to take it down
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Isko repetitively referring to opposition "pinklawan", "dilawan" and "otso diretso inidoro" while convincing us his campaign is not about colors. So ironic.
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@13thFool Also: Whang Od is not a woman one can boss around. Even elders listen to her. She does what she wants, doesn't do it if she doesn't want to. She doesn't even tattoo tourists if she isn't in the mood. IPs are free to represent themselves as they wish. Let them make that choice.
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Cove Manila will be dropping 130,000 balloons on December 31 for World Guinness. That means 130,000 single-use plastic wastes that'll probabl make their way to the ocean. Please sign this petition if you don't agree. Let them and their sponsors know:
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STOP COVE MANILA'S BALLOON DROP

It is unsustainable, wasteful and ecologically apathetic. Cove Manila said that the balloon drop will be done indoors and will follow waste disposal guidelines but the activity in itself...

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When you play the tyrants' song and the kids retaliate by chanting "Leni Robredo!". Don't mess with the kids. πŸ’ž
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🌸🌷 #MSUIntramurals2022
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@jangeffinwalk Rape & childhood SA survivor here. Sending you warm, deep hugs of solidarity. You are & never were a weakling. You are brave & you did the best you could to survive. I hope you are kind to yourself. I hope you heal, however long it takes. Proud of you. My DMs are open. AlwaysπŸ«‚πŸ©·
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@lagunabayfables What a White savior complex thing to say "We liberated you". Also funny that whenever someone calls him out, all he can answer is "What do you think of Hamas then?"πŸ™„
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The Paris Review currently has free subs to poetry all January. Are you submitting? Why or why not? Honestly just interested in reading your answers πŸ˜†
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The Philippine police mindlessly killed thousands during the drug war. They redtagged a national hero. They confiscated essential supplies for kids and committed violence in front of children. And they all wonder why we never trust them. #PULISANGTERORISTA
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PANUORIN: Marahas na inagaw ng kapulisan ang mga pinapamigay na facemasks, alcohol, at pagkain sa mga nagbabalik-eskwela. Kinompiksa rin ng mga β€˜to ang mga placards na may mga panawagang ligtas balik-eskwela at ayuda para sa mga estudyante! #BantayBalikEskwela
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@_GWPCha the amount of rape apologists on this thread is both disgusting and worrisome.
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@poetastrologers Nah, not anymore. We're taking back the power this 2023 with some warm, delicious boundaries.
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@JosephYzrael @meIodyyy_ @vonerylmorano @japtobias Napakahambog din. Went to the Malolos rally. Guy's so full of himself, feeling utang ng loob ng tao mga ginawa niya sa SBMA. Last night may sinabihan din sa crowd "sa yo na (coke) mukhang matakaw ka naman eh". Alternatives: Labog, Cabonegro, Espiritu, Zubiaga. Don't forget Neri!
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Tarlac Mayor Cristy Angeles after backlash: Pabayaan na natin 'yong mga bumabatikos. It's time for forgiveness and healing. Sarap pakita kay Angeles 'tong scene na 'to. What Toni Collette said is what Martial Law victims and all of us are saying to the Marcoses, y'all.
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Poetry is a way of living in the world. I don't produce texts. I don't do it to be studied. It's a way of trying to come to peace with the world. It's not about answers. It's about questions. You come to poetry not out of what you know,but out of what you wonder. -Lucille Clifton
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@MrSahilBawa @ManMilk2 πŸ’―πŸ“£ Also, a stupid eyeroll emoji than one of awe to that clever response? She dodged a bullet there.
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@cnnphilippines Sana ur sinu-suspend pag "lousy and terrible" service. Siguro na-suspend halos buong Senado pati Presidente at VP.
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@dlseuss @NorthDakotaJane A masterclass in grace, tact, and compassion.
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@TetsMakino Agree. And I was so impressed too by the applicant. Takes guts, keen curiosity, and proclivity to think outside the box to ask that - all good traits in an employee. They should hire her.
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Never ever regretted voting for Leni Robredo. And Kiko Pangilinan. Even if we lost. I will vote for them again in a heartbeat should they run again - along with the socialists. We need more socialists. More IPs. More of everyone. A free & safe country needs equal representation.
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@Joseph_Fasano_ This had me laughing. So snarky. I love.
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@Joseph_Fasano_ "Love is for the ones who love the work." A good one to send to the guy who wrote me a poem using AI πŸ˜†
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I love the indie writing community here. The camaraderie. Amplifying each other's work. Transcontinental trauma sharing in DMs. How a year ago, I knew no one; was just someone who writes bad love poems. Now, I got a tribe saying we believe in your bad love poems. You need a book.
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Happy birthday to my forever president @lenirobredo ! Wishing all good things for you and the fam. Titindig lagi para sa 'yo, para sa bansa. πŸ’“
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Maligayang Kaarawan, Former Vice President Leni Robredo! Marami pong salamat sa PAG-ASA na ibinibigay n’yo sa napakaraming Pilipino. Mabuhay po kayo! #LeniRobredo #PagAsa
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@globaltimesnews For the record, it's West Philippine Sea.
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Not a direct endorsement for Kiko Pangilinan, but happy that he also gets some spotlight through Chito Miranda. Also, uncle niya pala si Kiko?
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@Joseph_Fasano_ "Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose." ❀️ Clearing by Martha Postlethwaite:
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My personal mission before 2022 ends is to submit to both @TBQuarterly and The Paris Review to see whether my writing is more of a burrito or a croissant. Honestly I think it is more pandesal than anything.
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After plentiful rejections, what heart-lifting news to receive a poem acceptance from an exceptional journal, @JanusLiterary ! I am over the moon. πŸ’žπŸ™ March 2023, y'all😭
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Third you-almost-made-it rejection from a 'high-tier' academic journal. Strangest thing is the ease. No bitterness, no feeling even. My views on publishing & "dream journals" are changing. I am moving away from them. More local, Asian, more "smaller" presses. More alignment.πŸ’—
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Got my @TBQuarterly rejection. I want to wrap these heartening words in a taco shell, eat it again & again:"The title immediately caught my eye & this is full of banger lines. I look forward to continuing to see your name & work out there in the lit world!"πŸ₯Ήβ€οΈ LIVE MAS, BITCHES
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Nakakadisappoint din 'yong ibang Kakampink na naka-haha react sa news outlets at pinagbibintangan sila Ka Leody & PLM na staged/ drama lang ang attack na nangyari sa Bukidnon para sa eleksyon. Naririnig niyo ba ang mga sarili niyo? Paki-reexamine natin ang mga sarili natin.
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I legit emailed back, "OH MY GOD. ARE YOU SURE??" Don't know the right thing to say still but to receive gratefully. Thank you, The Hooghly Review,for giving my poem a home & for your faith in it. Honored to be with these fine writers on the BOTN list. Congratulations,everyone❀️
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10 months
We are thrilled to announce our nominations for @SundressPub 's Best of the Net 2024. This list wasn't easy to make and we thank all of our contributors for making it so difficult. Congratulations to the nominees! πŸ₯‚βœ¨ Read all the pieces in Issue 1:
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3 years
Part 2 of Bongserye, y'all:
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2/2 Mukhang di interesado si Kap ibalik ang 124.5M kaya napa-"God bless" na lang si ateπŸ˜‚
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@Joseph_Fasano_ Part of "When Love Arrives" by Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye. Always leaves me in tears.
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Did you know that before the Spaniards colonized us🧡 - Filipinos were largely Muslim - Spirituality was rooted in nature. We respected spirit in trees, rocks, water, sun - Divorce was widely practiced Women can initiate it - Islands worked separately,with functional governments
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For the love of Jollibee stop referring to the "discovery" of the Philippines. WE WEREN'T DISCOVERED. WE WERE COLONIZED. People lived there! Other cultures knew we were there! Y'all are giving Magellan credit for a "discovery" when all he found in the Philippines was his grave.
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2 years
Visceral read. Always will be one of my fave homegrown books on poetry. Heartfelt work by @marlamini and @reeseypeasy . You both are spectacular word weavers.
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@Joseph_Fasano_ One of my absolute faves, from Linda Pastan:
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When mags say, "We embrace diversity! We love emerging writers and outcasts! We welcome all sorts of work!" but only ever accept writers with awards and books and are published in one of those top 50 lit mags.
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Kiko sometimes doesn't get endorsed by political figures endorsing Leni, and the gent he is, he assures it's a non-issue. Pero sana pagdating sa celebrities and endorsement ng constituents, #IsamaSiKiko . At times, nagmukha siyang afterthought kanina. πŸ˜‘ We need Kiko to win.
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Jesus. So much policing in the lit community today that publishers even tell you how to craft a tweet re: your work in a lit mag. "Don't overdo it w/ 'I'm humbled & grateful". Why not if that's how you feel? Some of us come from nothing. It's not false modesty. Also, I'm Asian.
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Absolutely batshit crazy. Still trying to wrap my head around this. Thank you @EpistemicLit for your faith in my workπŸ’– So fucking grateful. And congratulations @pennedbynida and Katherine. Stunners!
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Epistemic Literary - ISSUE 3 IS LIVE!
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Absolutely THRILLED to announce our very first award nominees, for #Pushcart !! Congratulations to Katherine Swejbka, Nida Mubaraki ( @pennedbynida ), and Gretchen Filart ( @gretchenfilart )!! Please take a moment to read these wonderful pieces, free on our website!
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This 2024, I really wish lit mags and writers stop doing that shit where they follow you and once you follow back, they wait a few days to unfollow you. It's infantile and antithetical to the idea of community. Please leave that in 2023, y'all.
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2/2 Mukhang di interesado si Kap ibalik ang 124.5M kaya napa-"God bless" na lang si ateπŸ˜‚
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First time making a collaborative poem with a fellow writer. Wow. How satisfying and heartwarming it is that your pieces fit so well together, like earth and water, even though you're countries apart and no prior brainstorming took place. I WANT MORE WITH ALL THE POETS I LOVE❀️
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Bone-tired, sleepless, and had a shitty day at work and otherwise, but what an uplifting touch to this ragged day that my slightly saucy autofic made it to the Welkin Mini's longlistπŸ₯Ήβ€οΈ Thank you, Matt, for this super fun comp. Congratulations to everyone and best of luck✨
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The longlist for the Welkin Mini is now live: If you're on the longlist, please celebrate LOUDLY but please don't reveal the title of your piece. If you're not there, commiserations, but as I've said before - wow! The standard has been HIGH all around!
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Si Ka Leody ang nag-iisang kandidato na nagcall out sa fake sex video ni Aika. Cinall out niya ang #LeniWithdraw . Never nagresort to dirty tactics. At buhay ng mga katutubo ito. Katutubo na pinaglalaban din nila Leni-Kiko. Wag maging talangka. Di lahat about kung sino mananalo.
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Friends: It's been three months. Get your shit together and send that poetry manuscript. Me editing my poetry manuscript before their ultimatum tomorrow πŸ˜†
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Initially wanted to keep this for subbing, (extended dry period), but felt it's more important to show the one who told me this that I'm grateful. Thank you @sreelekha2023 for your gift of words, & the rest of the writing community I met here, many of whom countries away from me.
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First of 2 poems out now on THR's latest issue. An after poem inspired by "You don't read my poems anymore" by @theguelphpoet . I embarked here on a walk into a territory I don't frequent in my pieces: my estranged mom. Many thanks to @TejaswineeRC & @ankit_raj01 for the space.
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Issue 3 is out now! πŸ₯³πŸ’« Check out 400+ pages of prose, poetry, drama, art, photography & more... We thank our beautiful contributors from all over the world for bringing this tome to life. πŸ™ Feel free to share the h3ll out of this post. #WritingCommunity
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Second of two poems published in @HooghlyReview 's Issue 3. A "bitch, I said what I said". Thank you again to editors @TejaswineeRC & @ankit_raj01 for including this in THR's most jampacked issue yet. Download a PDF copy. Includes works from 46 countries:
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On the 50 litmags discourse 1. Will/Can you say mean things upfront?If yes,why would you? 2. Quoting my mentor:"Decide how you live your life as a human being. Decide how you want to be as an artist. Sometimes these things bleed into each other. Then stand up & be what you say."
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Sorry, I don't mean to spam everyone's feed, but I am just reading notifs the past three days and am grateful and overwhelmed and fugly crying. Thank you for publishing my story, ladies. Love the love❀️
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Psst. There’s a reason we’ve published her twice AND nominated her for a Pushcart . @gretchenfilart writes fabulous things.
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This government worsens by the day. Spread the word. Call for the immediate release of Walden Bello.
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Martial law survivor, former @AkbayanParty representative, and professor @WaldenBello is now under arrest in relation with a cyber-libel suit filed by VP Sara Duterte’s former aide last year. This is now the second Marcos regime under w/c Walden was accosted. #HandsOffWaldenBello
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
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Try 'em. They reply pretty quickly and are amazing to work with.
@porchlitmag
Porch LitMag
@porchlitmag
5 months
We are open for submissions Feb 15-March 15, 2024 NO SUBMISSION FEE #WritingCommmunity #Poetry #FlashFiction #ShortStory #PorchLitMag #Issue6
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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It's here❀️400+ pages of diverse, tasteful art from across the globe! Love that I am issue mates with friends & artists I've shared pages with in other mags. Got 2 poems here, including "Mama,we don't talk anymore." Free to download as PDF or read online:
The Hooghly Review - Issue 3 β€” April 2024

Download PDF Read Flipbook

www.thehooghlyreview.com
@HooghlyReview
The Hooghly Review (Murals Phase 2 subs open)
@HooghlyReview
3 months
Issue 3 is out now! πŸ₯³πŸ’« Check out 400+ pages of prose, poetry, drama, art, photography & more... We thank our beautiful contributors from all over the world for bringing this tome to life. πŸ™ Feel free to share the h3ll out of this post. #WritingCommunity
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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People who don't read poems tell me the reason they don't is they don't understand them. "Too academic", "too deep", "Morse code". It's unfortunate because there's no greater joy than another human saying, "Your poem made me feel seen." We need more poems like that in the world.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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3 months
Attended the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards straight from the office last Tuesday to receive, along with 83 other writers, a 'Salute' from the Philippines Graphic, our longest standing lit mag. My fave is meeting amazing local bards/ mutuals like @karlrdemesa !β™₯️ Pagbati, Karl!✨
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HoovesOvDoom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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In true tito/tita Xennial fashion wala po kaming πŸ“Έ together ni @gretchenfilart pero legit na nakapag IRL shake hands kami. Congrats Gretchen! #winnersonly #nickjoaquinliteraryawards 😜
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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Because I kinda despise some cis-het men right now and want to remember that not all of 'em are misogynist perverts and that this stubborn heart only gets attracted to cis-het males, returned to this eco/love poem I wrote. Koru Mag ( @koru_magazine ), September 2023.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
2 months
Padre's point is basically: To stop abuse from happening to another victim, stay as the abused. Where is the accountability for the abuser? Make it make sense, padre. #DivorceNowPH #YesToDivorce #FreeUs Utang na loob, yes. FREE US.
@johnofthepartyy
bitchie nadal πŸ”»
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2 months
β€œyou’re able to free one partner from that divorce” THATS EXACTLY THE POINTTTT ANG TANGA LANG OMFG
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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Holy shit. Just woke up to this BOTN nom from petrichor 😭 Hooow?? Thank you @SethTCopeland and team for your faith in my tiny eco poem. Really. My heart is full and grateful. Congratulations to the other nominees!πŸ’– You can read False Poetics here:
@petrichorjourn
ｐ ο½… ο½” ο½’ ｉ ｃ ｈ ｏ ο½’
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10 months
petrichor's Best of the Net noms are in! Congrats @gretchenfilart @RudyNewz @gow_robin_frank @Koss51209969 @Alex_Z_Salinas and @fckyrbookclub
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
2 years
Iangat din natin si Kiko, please.
@jclem3
Jojo Clemente
@jclem3
2 years
Mga accomplishment ni next VP Kiko Pangilinan. Basahin at namnamin.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
4 months
Happy Poetry Day and International Day of Forests! ❀️🌳 I wrote this as the summer marched on its warm, tropical feet and the shrikes, sunbirds, and swallows trilled in a mini forest I stumbled upon during one of my walks.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
2 years
Roy Cabonegro is an alternative if you're all for the environment. :)
@leomarnd
Leomar πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
@leomarnd
2 years
I've seen enough. Not voting for David d'Angelo.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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6 months
Not enough attention is given to the power of a good rejection letter. One that doesn't sound patronizing, but compels you to actually send more work. I just received one from @RoomMagazine and it was one of the most encouraging, well-crafted letters I received. Left me pumped.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
4 months
Happy World Poetry Day, loves! ❀️ Reposting a poem about poetry.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
10 months
People forget poets/writers/artists are also humans like everyone else. They have opinions. Opinions are neither higher truth or law. Don't put artists on a pedestal. Don't tolerate their condescension. Treat them as equals. Because they are. No human being is above another.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
7 months
As much as I hope writers are not placed on a "never accept" list based on where they were previously published, no one is deemed unworthy to write poems. Even if somebody says so, do it anyway. Write,and write furiously. Shamelessly. Do it as an act of resistance,an act of love.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
1 year
So performative and trademark Marcos. I applaud the audacity to wear tattoos and traditional wear of the region whose indigenous leaders your family tortured and murdered during Martial Law. Also: Why is this entire thread all about who the politicos are wearing?Journalism eh?
@inquirerdotnet
Inquirer
@inquirerdotnet
1 year
@HMallorcaINQ #SONA2023 : Ahead of her brother’s second SONA, Senator Imee Marcos says her ensemble is a tribute to the Cordillera Administrative Region. β€œSuot ko ang buong Cordillera,” she quips. | @HMallorcaINQ
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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2 years
A note to the MTRCB: tite/ titi, and kiki, puki/ puke & pepe are all legit Filipino words for penis & vagina. There are even children's books on this (pic of daughter's books). Normalize calling body parts as they are-without shaming. You wouldn't censor paa or kamay, would ya?
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
2 years
THIS. Reason why Literature in the PH remains stunted is, apart from Filipinos do not like reading, only a small contingent of writers gets the spotlight. Also gatekeeping in the "literary community" like writing only qualifies if written by Palanca awardees & bigshot boomers.
@seaescaped
s. k. guiam
@seaescaped
2 years
Pakisali rin ang mga di traditionally published, wala sa mga mata ng greater literary "community" (I hated typing that out), mga manunulat na di lang taga-Luzon at lalo na di taga-Metro Manila, na walang workshop background, walang supporta ng malaking establishment
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
9 months
In their English exam, my 11-year-old and her classmates were asked to write a 2-stanza aabb poem. She wrote about her best friend/neighbor whom she grew up with since birth. They ceased talking gradually and drifted apart when she was 7-ish. They moved elsewhere a year ago. πŸ₯²
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
4 months
Happy to be back with two poems in The Hooghly Review, along with some of my fave writers and artists. Coming out this April! Woot❀️
@HooghlyReview
The Hooghly Review (Murals Phase 2 subs open)
@HooghlyReview
4 months
The bards are here. Presenting the poetry contributors for Issue 3, dropping this April. #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #poetrytwitter #poetrylovers #PoetryMonth #poetry
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
1 year
In Feb I sent poems to Door Is A Jar. They accepted 2. It was an emotional first acceptance for a foreign print mag. Next month,copies will hit bookstores & waiting rooms in the US. I can tell my late stepdad,"Made it where you want me to." Preorder here:
@DoorIsAJarMag
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine
@DoorIsAJarMag
1 year
We are thrilled to share the new cover art for the upcoming Fall issue of Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine. The artwork is called β€œLady in Red with Camcorder 4” by Christine Stoddard. Pre-order a copy of Issue 28 Fall 2023 using the link below.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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4 months
Hello to our Western colonizers who didn't even offer apologies to our people. A poem for you. Hope you enjoy it.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
9 months
If only all of my kababayan can be as passionate about denying politicians who steal from public funds a seat in the government as they are about throwing stones at a woman who "stole" Francis M from his family, what a richer country we'll be.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
1 year
What are the best rejections you received? Mine are: "Beautiful imagery and rhythm. However, I feel like your poems are often cut short." "Hypnotic. Not for me, but I can easily see the right reader falling in love with it." "Too sentimental. I do not like your poem." 🀣
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
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Only halfway through but, wow. What a delight to share space in this heart-rending issue about happiness, even after darkness. Also: the editors made the pieces more accessible by adding audio recordings of us reading 'em πŸ‘πŸΌ My CNF text +audio in here:
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I CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY SOAKED IN RAINWATER, MOTHERING A SICK KID -

Thirty-nine years. No longer out for bloodβ€”my own, always. No shards hiding in my bag forimmediate relief. No beer bottles behind my bedroom door pretending

epistemiclit.com
@EpistemicLit
Epistemic Literary - ISSUE 3 IS LIVE!
@EpistemicLit
6 months
Issue 2 β€” Happy Place is now LIVE. The editors and contributors would be thrilled if you’d give it a read β€” share your thoughts, make some new friends, start a conversation.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
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So grateful to share that a poem I wrote for my daughter came out today in @PhoebeJournal 's gorgeous Spring Contest issue! Many thanks to phoebe's readers & editors for choosing it as a finalist. I'm incredibly honored. Accompanying artwork by Cat DM isπŸ”₯
How I love this world - phoebe

as I do my daughter at bedtime – skinned knees from sprinting before she shutters her eyelids. I tauten the blanket to her chin, the years assembling from zero to now. Her supple, puny hands in my...

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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
2 years
@Joseph_Fasano_ A favorite from Maya Angelou:
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
4 months
I don't often post photos of myself here (I usually reserve them for IG), but when I do, I am trespassing a private property to do my morning walk in an abandoned trail where there is a dilapidated house with a locked room that says "Fucking not allowed here" in Filipino πŸ˜†
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
7 months
In an unexpected turn of events, a poem I sent to a local paper got accepted 1 year and 2 months after subbing. Already forgot I even submitted as I never heard back. Maybe I shouldn't have withdrawn my 1-year sub from The New Yorker, too.πŸ˜† But nah, I really shoulda.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
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I value lit mags that, instead of the usual cull & reject approach, endeavor to create a free space for all & tirelessly support their contribs. Art is best shared. It thrives in community. Hence I nominated @HooghlyReview @EpistemicLit @porchlitmag . Wish I could nominate moreπŸ’”
@chillsubs
Chill Subs
@chillsubs
8 months
Hey, we're up to sumthin' 😏 ⬇️ Nominate Your Favorite Lit Mags of 2023 through this form! Let's show some love for editors and the wonderful work they do πŸ’•
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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2 years
@Joseph_Fasano_ "We can love anybody, even everybody. ButΒ you can love the silence, sighing and saying to yourself, β€œThat’s her.β€β€œThat’s him.” πŸ’ž
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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8 months
Got a couple pieces in this issue that are special to me: a poem for my niece with bipolar disorder, and a flash CNF on how "When I send my sexual abuse poems to Western magazines, they always end up rejected." Thank you, Roi Faineant, for giving these pieces space to be heard.
@press_roi
Roi FainΓ©ant Press SUBS ARE OPEN BAYBEEEE
@press_roi
8 months
Hello hello and welcome to Sunday! Hope you packed your sass. Moxie 53 is live. #WritingCommunity
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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3 months
This beautiful, powerful message from Fatima Mohammed. ✊🏽
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Fatima Mohammed
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and if we do nothing else in the short time we have on this earth, let it be that we stood on our feet,wore out our voices,used our bodies as stubborn wedges, trampling a machine of death, and ignited a spark to protect what will pass us allβ€”to protect life and witness liberation
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I wrote a poem about you, for me.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
1 year
Sorry to barge in like this, but I got a haircut two days ago and I'm still over the moon that I have found my go-to hairdresser for life. She does a fckin' exceptional job every time and this is a neat bob and I love her βœ¨βœ‚οΈ
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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Saw a post about someone's hot take on Whang Od's Vogue shoot as a "glamour shot...exoticizing indigenous peoples." IPs are not immune to exercising agency on these matters & enjoying what lowland folks do. As someone who has met Whang Od and spent time in her home, I tell you:
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
1 year
@13thFool Also: Whang Od is not a woman one can boss around. Even elders listen to her. She does what she wants, doesn't do it if she doesn't want to. She doesn't even tattoo tourists if she isn't in the mood. IPs are free to represent themselves as they wish. Let them make that choice.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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Killing for the Gourmet was the first poem I submitted when I returned to poetry in Oct last year. @JanusLiterary was my first acceptance & BOTN nom. Thank you for believing in my workπŸ’–I'm deeply grateful & honored to be with these outstanding writers.
Killing for the Gourmet

Gretchen Filart There is much to be said about gourmand meals and killing. The more ingrained torture isbefore basting the meat, the […]

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@JanusLiterary
Janus Literary - on hiatus
@JanusLiterary
10 months
Our team has made its nominations for the 2024 Best of the Net. Congratulations to each of these talented writers/poets. @EliotLi2 @quotes_52 @STurner4077 @laughingyeti @JaredPovanda @avramargariti @LouiseNorgate @lucy_holme @gretchenfilart @Susmitatweets
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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I think I'm ready for a book. Drafting, querying, getting rejected by the hundreds to find that one publisher that's meant for me. All that jazz.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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10 months
Don't mind me. Just gushing over the plentiful Filipino writers and lovely Asians in this Porch LitMag issue, plus other amazing talents and that gorgeous cover art. Woof!✨
@porchlitmag
Porch LitMag
@porchlitmag
10 months
We are delighted to announce the contributors of #Issue3 which will be live on October 1, 2023 @whirlwindtots @Hereislovingyou @gretchenfilart @Fidelyo5 @Refiw #WritingCommmunity #PorchLitMag
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
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Here, have an old prose poem that was declined a few times I decided to just not submit it anywhere anymore. (Rambling: I did change three lines a couple days ago tho. Fresh eyes 1.5 years after seemed to have worked. Maybe.)
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
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9 months
CW: RAPE/SELF-HARM 1) On Sunday,my raw & heavy flash essay, "Reasons Why I Haven't Fucked in a Decade", was released on @thehooghlyreview 's Issue 2, For Peace. I'm sharing the beginning here. You may read the rest on if you feel safe & grounded to do so.
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Much love to @HooghlyReview for offering us space to share about our work. In this interview, I speak about my first BOTN nom, "Self-eating"(from Issue 1), and my creative process. (Interview's a while back. More writers I've come to know & admire since!)
The Hooghly Review - Gretchen Filart

Our readers would like to know your inspiration (or story, if any) behind Self-eating. Self-eating was originally written with another eco poem in December last year, during the 25th hour of an...

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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
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A little prose poem that was a journal entry that was a random, fleeting, but wonderful feeling at 2 am in bed last month.
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
1 year
A couple weeks ago, made a short list of journals and mags that accept work previously published in social media accounts and personal websites. Includes links to guidelines & payment (if any). These pubs are also submission fee-free!
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Mags & journals that accept previously published work

These magazines and journals will accept your previously published poems, prose, and art - and the majority of them pay!

www.ourworldinwords.com
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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
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It has been months since I've published anything on my website. I usually just post stuff like this on my IG. But this morning was heavier than usual. Cried during my walk, wrote this in my journal, and thought, yeah, maybe a website piece.
The world is f*cked, but I still love it and my soft heart hurts.

Walking in the world with a soft heart after Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation, three deaths, and seeing the poor slapped by systemic failure.

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Gretchen Filart πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­
@gretchenfilart
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I have deadlines at work, my kid graduates in 2.5 hours (!), there are 13 hours left to submit to the Palanca Awards, and I thought of sending an essay AND a poetry collection, both still unfinished, as I'm half-hearted about the PH's "most prestigious literary awards". WhyyyπŸ˜†
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