Bansay Balak: Cebu Island Poetry Workshop and Contest

𝗕𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸: 𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀!

In collaboration with 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗘𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗜𝗜, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹, and 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗛𝗨𝗟𝗠𝗔, we are excited to invite YOU to the Bansay-Balak Poetry Workshop and Contest — a celebration of creativity, expression, and Cebuano heritage.

This is your chance to:
✨ Showcase your talent in poetry
✨ Learn from passionate mentors
✨ Discover the art and heart of poetry
✨ Keep our Cebuano and Filipino culture alive through words

📌 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀
Send the following to dHJlc19kZV9hYnJpbCB8IHBhbG1ncmFzc2hvdGVsICEgY29tICEgcGg= on or before 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱:
•Full Name
•Grade Level
•School Name & Address
•Messenger Account / Mobile Number (for coordination)
•One (1) original poem in English, Filipino, or Binisaya

🖋 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
•Maximum of 16 lines
•Must be original and unpublished

📅 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
•𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: September 25, 2025
•𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: October 1, 2025
•𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿: October 11, 2025 · 1:30 PM
📍 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 (Hybrid: Onsite + Livestream)
•𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: October 11, 2025

🎟 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀
Only 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 will be accommodated onsite — secure your spot early!

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://forms.gle/XPtvK2rnJsA48wUz9

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲!
Express yourself, inspire others, and be part of a movement to keep our Cebuano and Filipino literary heritage alive through poetry.

You may also like the following events from Palm Grass The Cebu Heritage Hotel:

• Next Saturday, 20th September, 07:00 am, Journey of Visayan Native Martial Arts in Cebu City
• Next Saturday, 20th September, 07:30 pm, The Search for Warrior Dagami 2025 in Cebu