[A.M. Azada] A Roomful of Waiting

It looks like we’re going to be busy till 2011. Here’s my share of conferences to attend. Some may include presentations.

For a recent presentation, click here for a video. Pardon the momentary technical difficulty.

I think Tori Amos’ latest hit Welcome to England is my theme song for the year. Last year, I was fortunate enough to win a research grant to commence PhD studies at Roehampton University. After six months, I’m ready to move to London, probably my favourite city in the world.

Follow me and my adventures in London on Twitter and Multiply. Some of my written work this year will be featured at the 17th International Conference on Learning in Hong Kong, in Inside DB and in a publication in Manila which I cannot mention just yet.

Get a copy of the book on Amazon.com for US$ 12.80 in time for the holidays! Click here!

I’ve uploaded my musical compositions on a MySpace page here. Enjoy your visit!

I must keep this line in mind. Funny how while Angelo and Isabella were quibbling away while the scene was being blocked, I couldn’t stop thinking of how the line really meant:

WOMEN ARE FRAIL. FULL STOP.

I hear echoes of Hamlet: ‘Frailty, thy name is woman.’ Shakespeare had just written and staged _Hamlet_ a few years before moving to the Mountjoy’s residence on Silver Street in 1604 where he wrote _Measure for Measure_.

Angelo later says, ‘Nay, women are frail, too.’ But he really meant to say it with a full stop. We shall see, then.

Visit Measure for Measure’s LCSD webpage.

The year-long book tour A Roomful of Waiting will be launched formally in Metro Manila on Saturday, December 20, 2008. 

Click here for details.

Get your copy of A Roomful of Waiting NOW!

While I shall be launching the “book tour” at my friend Jippi’s shop in Ortigas (details later) on SAT, 20 Dec 2008, 7 pm, I shall also be reading and performing some excerpts from the book at MAG:NET, Katipunan.

A ROOMFUL OF WAITING: MAG:NETised
by A.M. Azada

MONDAY NIGHTS
22 DEC 2008 & 5 JAN 2009 – 7 pm
MAG:NET Café, Katipunan
QUEZON CITY
http://www.magnet.com.ph/

Featuring poems from her 2007 release,
A ROOMFUL OF WAITING
and NEW poems from CREATURES OF ILIUM (working title)
RSVP by FRI, 19 DEC 2008 (for MON 22 DEC) and
SAT, 3 JAN 2009 (for MON 5 JAN).

Email us for more info.

All places for the Sunday Workshop for Helpers have been filled! However, there are ten (10) places available at another free workshop on SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH from 8-11 pm. Interested parties may sms (852) 6712 7319 for details and registration.

See you then!

The Third Philippine Arts Festival in Hong Kong shall be launched with a reading of poems, essays and short fiction featuring Isabel Escoda, Armida Azada and other Pinoy writers living in Hong Kong. Details are as follows:

What: Opening ceremony, The Third Philartsfest-HK
Where: The Peak Galleria, The Peak
When: Sunday, 8th June 2008 – 2 pm

Copies of A Roomful of Waiting will be available at the Dymocks Peak branch.

Visit the Philippine Arts Festival-HK website for more details.