Pinoypoets, in partnership with the Ortigas Foundation, presented "Niloloob ng Nobela ang Tula: O ang Makata bilang Nobelista," a discussion on the particulars of and the relations between the novel and poetry, by poet and novelist Edgar C. Samar. This lecture was held on February 28, 2009, 2PM at the Ortigas Foundation Library. It was the first of a series of 5 lectures in celebration of Pinoypoets' 5th Anniversary.