AUTHORS Flashcards
She established the Siliman National writers association
Edith Tiempo
He was proclaimed as a National Artist in Literature in 2006; a famous Filipino poet and critic, and wrote ‘The Winds of April’
Amado V. Hernandez
Awarded a scholarship in 1943 at the Dominican monastery
Nick Joaquin
Sole inventor of Taglish in Philippine Poetry
Rolando Tinio
Filipino author, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager
Vergilio Almario
Vergilio’s pen name
Rio Alma
He revived and reinvented traditional Filipino poetic forms
Vergilio S. Almario
He was awarded the National Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973. Introduced reverse consonance rhyme scheme.
Jose Garcia Villa
Pen name of Jose Garcia Villa
Doveglion
Conferred as the national artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1997. During his writing career, he wrote 5 novels, 8 short fictions, and multiple essays.
Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez
He received a scholarship to the Academy of Music in Manila and became the youngest member of the Manila Symphony Orchestra. Has written lyrics for more than 4,000 Filipino folk, christmas, and love songs
Levi Celerio
His groundbreaking dissertation focused on Tagalog poetry from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
Buenvenido Lumbera
Important progenitor of the modern Filipino short story in English
Francisco Arcellana
