May 06, 2024

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Articles by April Mae M. Berza

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How the Death of Percy Lapid Inspired a Filipino Movement of Justice Against Corruption and Impunity (2023-01-02) poem unrhymed

A subtitler and translator in Hollywood, April Mae M. Berza's poems and short stories have appeared in numerous publications in America, France, Canada, Belgium, Romania, India, Japan, Great Britain, and the Philippines. She currently resides in Taguig, Philippines.

Dale As He Introduced the Ancient Civilizations to Me (2023-02-13) poem unrhymed

"...let us first take these 'baby steps' into forevermore..."

The Tribe of Jesus in the Philippines' Own Hollywood (2023-03-13) poem unrhymed

"...Who would direct this grand motion picture?..."

Mornings and Shadows (2023-04-17) poem unrhymed

April Mae M. Berza is the author of poems and short stories appearing in numerous publications in America, France, Canada, Belgium, Romania, India, Japan, Great Britain, and the Philippines.

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April Mae M. Berza

Biography

April Mae M. Berza is the author of Confession ng isang Bob Ong Fan (Flipside, 2014) and Berso de Berza (Charging Ram, 2012.) Her poems and short stories appeared in numerous publications in America, France, Canada, Belgium, Romania, India, Japan, Great Britain, and the Philippines.

She is a subtitler and translator in Hollywood (Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Hulu, Paramount, Apple TV, etc.). Her poems are translated into Crimean Tatar and Filipino. Some of her poems are published in the Philippines Graphic Reader, Liwayway, Belleville Park Pages, Haiku Journal, The Siren, Poetica, Three Line Poetry, Calliope, Maganda, Metric Conversions, Ani, The Manila Times, Letters to my Bully, Remembering Rizal, Voices from the Diaspora, Madswirl, The Stardust Gazette, The Riveter Review, Asahi Haikuist Network, Contemporary Verse 2, and elsewhere. She used to work for the associate editor position of Toe Good.

Her poem "E-Martial Law" was broadcast on IndoPacific Radio on KPFA 94.1FM/kpfa.org and her poem "A Page from History" was broadcast on WYCE Electric Poetry 88.1 FM in Michigan, USA. She is a member of the Poetic Genius Society. Her two haiku entries were featured in the 9th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest Selected Haiku Submissions Collection, July 2017. She received an Honorable Mention in the 19th HIA Haiku Contest and the 7th Akita Russia-Japan Haiku Contest. She currently resides in Taguig, Philippines.