Berso sa Metro has accompanied our train rides for the past couple of months. These are those snippets or lines of poetry which one can read aboard one of the main modes of transportation in Manila. Last April, Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish cultural center in Manila, brought the most exciting literary tour with the Berso sa Metro Jeepney Poetry Tour.
An interesting way of spreading literature, this unique poetry tour became a voyage of verse that covered three venues with tour became a voyage of verse that covered three venues with Filipino and Spanish poets reciting some of their most relevant poems in each stop, bringing the passion for poetry to all corners of Metro Manila.
The jeepney tour started at A Different Bookstore in Serendra, then at Powerbooks in Greenbelt 4, and lastly at Mag:net Cafe in Katipunan. Renowned Spanish poet Jose Luis Gomez Ture arrived from Europe to share his poetry in a recital in these venues.
Other participating poets include Alfred Yuson, Pete Lacaba, Marra Lanot, Ramon Sunico, Michael Coroza, Vim Nadera, Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta, and Joel Toledo. Together, they featured original works based on three different themes: City Life at the Serendra; Memories, Dreams and Nightmares at Greenbelt 4; and the poet’s personal choice at Katipunan. Poets Coroza and Nadera also performed a friendly debate via poetry in the tradition of the Balagtasan.
The project has been an extension of the Berso sa Metro promotional reading campaign to help spread the joy of Spanish and Filipino poetry.
This event has been a kick-off for Dia Internacion del Libro (International Book Day), where book-lovers have the chance to get their hands on a wide selection of books.
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