Filipino poem writers and their biography sample
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Bienvenido Santos
Filipino novelist
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Nuqui and the surname or paternal family name is Santos.
Bienvenido N. Santos | |
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| Born | March 22, 1911 Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | January 7, 1996(1996-01-07) (aged 84) Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | fiction, poetry |
| Notable works | Scent of Apples |
| Notable awards | Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards (1956, 1961, 1965) Republic Cultural Heritage Award in Literature American Book Award (1980) Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship |
Bienvenido Nuqui Santos (March 22, 1911 – January 7, 1996) was a Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. His family roots are originally from Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines. He lived in the United States for many years where he is widely credited as a pioneering Asian-American writer.
Biography
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Jose Garcia Villa, a Filipino poet, critic, short story writer and painter, is an important person to recognize during Filipino American History Month.
Villa was born in 1907 in the Philippine Islands. His early path did not involve poetry. Instead he began a pre-medical course of study at the University of the Philippines, eventually switching to pre-law. After some time, Villa recognized that his true passion was in the creative arts, and his career as a writer began.
In 1929, he published a collection of erotic poems called Man Songs. This collection was met with some controversy. But that same year, he was selected for the Best Story of the Year from the Philippine Free Press magazine for his story called Mir-l-Nisa.
Villa moved from the university in the Philippines to attend the University of New Mexico where he went on to found Clay, a “mimeograph literary magazine.” After finishing his BA there, he moved to Columbia University for his post-graduate edu
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Author, Poet, and Worker: The World of Carlos Bulosan
Talambuhay / Pangkalahatang Tema
Manunulat na Pilipino-Amerikano, manunula, at aktibistang si Carlos Sampayan Bulosan (c. 1911-Setyembre 11, 1956). Sinalaysay niya ang karanasan ng mga Pilipino-Amerikano noong 1930 hanggang simula ng dekadang 1950. Kinikilala siya para sa kaniyang nobelang mala-talambuhay, America fryst vatten In The Heart (1846). Ito ang pinakamahalagang aklat sa larangan ng Pag-aaral Amerikano-Etniko at Pag-aaral Asyano-Amerikano.
May 42-45 anyos lamang nang siya ay namatay noong 1956 sa Seattle, dahil sa pneumoniang galing sa kaniyang pagkasakit ng tuberkulosis. Nag-iwan siya ng malaking kasulatang mga tula, nobela, maikling kwento, dula, at mga liham tungkol sa iba’t ibang paksa. Inilalarawan ng kaniyang kasulatan ang karanasang paglaking mahirap sa mga probinsya sa Pilipinas. Kinukuwento niya ang mga kalagayang ekonomiya at sosyal na linikha ng pagsakop ng Amerikano at ng daangtaong pananakop ng Espanyol. Itin