Mar 5, 2019
This year is very significant in that it is the
10 year anniversary of the passing of poet, Tony Robles' uncle,
Manong Al Robles. His uncle started, along with Bill Sorro
and others, the Manilatown Heritage Foundation, an organization
that keeps alive the memory of the International Hotel and
Manilatown. Tony Robles is now traveling to the
Philippines on a journey called, "The Al Robles Express" to Kalinga
in the North of the Philippines. The journey is in dedication
to Al Robles and his work as a poet and
activist.
Bio: Tony Robles--The "people's poet", was born and raised in San Francisco. He is the author of two collections of poetry/short stories, entitled "Cool Don't Live Here no More--A letter to San Francisco" and "Fingerprints of a Hunger Strike", both published by Ithuriel's Spear Press. Tony is also the author of children's books, "Lakas and the Manilatown Fish" and "Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel", published by Lee and Low. He is the recipient of the San Francisco Art Commission Individual Literary Artist Grantee in 2017 and was a short-list nominee for Poet Laureate of San Francisco in 2016.
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Here is the result of Tony's trip on the Al Robles Express!
