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Roots: Arts scene
AT a time when we are bombarded everyday by news of rising prices, rice shortage, political bickering arising from deep-seated corruption, and crimes both petty and grave, it is difficult to think about the arts.
The arts, after all, is traditionally associated with the elite and customarily thought of as a luxury — something that can be indulged in only if you have plenty of time and money to burn.
But the postmodernism school of thought has hammered down all that conventional way of thinking. The arts — including literature, music, visuals or fine arts, and stage — is something that must be promoted for and among everyone because it is that facet of our lives that captures our soul as a people.
Arts is both a manifestation and reflection of our humanity; it is a testament to our ability to see beyond survival. And it is refreshing that the arts here in Pangasinan are alive. Read more »
Labels: arts scene, Marifi Jara, Roots, Sunday Punch
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A Tao (道) Sign
Santiago B. Villafania is a Pangasinan poet based in Manila, Philippines. He writes in Pangasinan, Tagalog (Filipino) and English. Some of his poems have appeared in local and international print and web publications.
He advocates for the development, preservation and the revival of Pangasinan as a literary language. He is currently an adjunct faculty member and a senior web developer at Emilio Aguinaldo College - Manila. » more
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Nomination to the Order of National Artist
Cirilo F. Bautista. Poet. Fictionist. Essayist. Critic. Theorist. Journalist. Professor.
Author of several books, including The Cave and Other Poems (1968), Charts (poetry, 1973), Sugat ng Salita (poetry, 1986), Stories (1990), Boneyard Breaking: New Collected Poems (1992), Kirot ng Kataga (poetry, 1995), Words and Battlefields: A Theoria on the Poem (1998), The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus (epic, 2001; comprising The Archipelago, Telex Moon, and Sunlight on Broken Stones), Bullets and Roses: The Poetry of Amado V. Hernandez (2003), and Galaw ng Asoge (novel, 2004). » more
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A Boost to Pangasinan Literature from Breaking Signs by Cirilo F. Bautista (Philippine Panorama, 16 Dec. 2007, pp.25-26)
Poetic Revelation in Language and Culture by Danny C. Sillada (Manila Bulletin, 12 May 2008, pp. F1-F2)
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