“Naghahalo at nagkakaroon ng konek ang urbanidad saka ‘yung rural aspects ng pamumuhay. Ganoon ang panulat ng mga Kabitenyo,” says Cavite Young Writers Association president Kid Orit.
A young woman takes the stage and recites a poem about a love so healing and transformative. Her words tap into a desire we’re rarely brave enough to acknowledge out loud. She takes a breath, as if exhausted from the admission, and then — “Ayaaan.” The energetic beats of the “Uptown Funk” instrumental begin to sync with the stage lights. She turns her microphone to the audience.
Rai Javier holding a songwriting workshop at Padayon Arts Festival, Titik Poetry’s 8th anniversary celebration at Cafe Salvacion, Dasmariñas, Cavite. Photo by CRYSTAL RIGOR NACION Titik eventually became a mainstay at cafes in Cavite and nearby cities, like The Backyard Food Community, Hugot Cafe, and Cafe Avenue, before the COVID-19 pandemic forced many of these places to close. The inaugural Etibakbakan, a Cavite-wide poetry slam where Titik held competitions in each of Cavite’s major cities, also shifted online because of the pandemic.
Writers and artists selling their zines at Cavite Young Writers Association’s 2nd Workshop Graduation in 2019. Photo courtesy of CAVITE YOUNG WRITERS ASSOCIATION, meanwhile, focused on keeping their members engaged in writing through workshops. “Nung nauso ‘yung spoken word poetry, we collaborated with other organizations [to perform in events],” recalls current CYWA president Kid Orit.
It is also Cavite’s sheer size and diversity that lends its poets their distinct voices. Orit describes Cavite poetry as “hybrid”: “Cavite is not that far from Manila, and yet there are parts of Cavite na very rural. So naghahalo ‘yung urbanidad saka ‘yung rural aspects ng pamumuhay.”
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