Pics (mostly taken by Rigoberto GonzĂĄlez! thank you!) from Saturday nightâs beautiful Patron Circle Dinner, honoring those who have donated most generously to Kundiman.Â
Thanks to Cathy Linh Che for inviting me to share some poems & a testimonial about Kundimanâs life-changing impact. &: my love & my thank you, Cathy for all that you do as Kundimanâs heart-building Executive Director!!Â
Love & thanks to Kyle Lucia Wu, Programs & Communications Director, for all that you make happen.Â
Love & thanks to Sarah Gambito (happy bday!!) & Joseph O. Legaspi, co-founders & true wise magic-makers, for your vision & labor.Â
Love & thanks to members of the Junior Boardâso good to meet you.Â
Love & thanks to Allison Albino for opening up her home & cooking so much glorious deliciousness!!Â
& big thanks to Joseph for hosting me over the weekend. So sad I got sick & couldnât be a more fun houseguest! But glad, glad, glad I got to be a part of this night.
[posted this on Twitter, but want to keep a record of it here]Â
ask: where are you needed? how can you be an elder, now?
i don't believe in graduation, i believe in rite of passage.
people meet me and i'm such a nice person but my poems are so RUDE.
we're writing into a future my son can live in.
âSarah Gambito, at a Kundiman gathering