Mobile Textula

Textula is a poetry genre mastered by Frank Rivera.

• Entire poems are written and read on mobile phones.
• Traces its origins to traditional tagalog form of poetry called Tanaga.
• Text tula or Textula employs communication technology in the sharing of tanaga.
• A short poetry in a form of tanaga, dalit, and diona that is sent through SMS on mobile phone with your friends, families, loved ones, and through netizens.
• It consists of  4 lines with 7 syllables each.

Frank Rivera

• He is a filipino playwright , actor, and production designer.
• He has won several awards. including the 8th Annual Gawad Ustetika Awards in the Play category.

Rhyme Schemes

• The Basic or AAA Rhyme Scheme
• The Enclosed or ABBA Rhyme Scheme (a.k.a. inipit in Filipino)
• The Alternate or ABAB Rhyme Scheme (a.k.a. salitan in Filipino)
• AABB Rhyme Scheme (a.k.a. sunuran in Filipino)

Examples of Textulas

Makata Ng Cellphone

Frank G. Rivera

On September 29, 2013

Bayang mahilig sa ganda/

Inuuna ang postura/

Walang laman ang bituka/

Kundi Gasgas na pag-asa//

Si Megan Young nang manalo/

Nagbunyi ang Pilipino/

May dala sanang asenso/

Magkakapag-asa tayo//

Nagkagyera sa Mindanao/

Kaban ng bayan ninakaw/

Sa bagyo'y daming pumanaw/

Miss World, salamat sa araw//

Pulitiko

Atilla Roma

Ay! Walang kapagurang

Pagngasab at pagdaldal

Labis pang tumatakaw

Ang baboy sa labangan

Sa Sining, Bida ang Pinoy Galing

Lewis P. Borja

O, tayong mga Pinoy

Malikhain ang isip

Makalikot ang kamay
Bumibida sa Sining

Note:

A textula does not have to be an entry or a winner in the competition; it can be a tanaga shared through texting.

Source: https://prezi.com/3nhoq2lndlz1/textula/