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Justinne Ramirez

溫哥華Walang Hiya詩詞之夜將讚頌顛覆性的菲律賓詩句

要理解傳統菲律賓人的心理,便需要認清「hiya」的重要性。這他加祿詞語的意思是「羞恥」。「hiya」是菲律賓人根深蒂固的價值觀,令他們不敢打破社會傳統規範或提出太多尖銳的問題。「walang hiya」(無恥)更加是讓人顏面無存的嚴厲譴責。但跟很多詆譭的說話一樣,拒絕被傳統束縛的菲律賓人開始接受「walang hiya」的稱呼。

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Cathy Xinman: A Love We Seek

In December, Pancouver featured B.C. poet Cathy Xinman, who writes in English and Chinese. In advance of spring, read “A Love We Seek”.

Cathy Xinman

诗人心漫以中英诗作表达对大自然及人性的热爱和对种族主义的强烈反对

心漫(Cathy Xinman)正在加拿大文学界开辟自己的道路:这名居于温哥华的诗人以中文及英文两种结构迥异的语言创作诗词。她其中一本诗集《Where You Love Yourself》全部以英文撰写,而《花吻太阳》则是一本中文作品集。身为Chinese Poetry Society of Canada负责人的她,最近向Pancouver分享了她对写作的热忱。当她在中国湖南省渡过童年时,就已对写作产生浓厚兴趣。

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We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.