NATIONAL ARTISTS (OTHER INFO) Flashcards
Highly esteemed and well-respected authors whose published works have contributed greatly in the field of literature
Canonical Authors
Doveglion
Jose Garcia Villa
the “Comma Poet”
Jose Garcia Villa
reversed consonance rhyme scheme
Jose Garcia Villa
imprisoned for his involvement in the communist movement
Amado V. Hernandez
Quijano de Manila
Nick Joaquin
“rabid and insane love for books”
Nick Joaquin
First Asian who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
“Write a story that only you can write.”
Francisco Arcellana
N.V.M Gonzales
Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales
poetry hailed for its witty and complex wordplay
Edith L. Tiempo
the founder of the Philippine chapter of the international organization PEN
F. Sionil Jose
Rio Alma
Virgilio S. Almario
recognized for reviving and reinventing Filipino poetic forms
Virgilio S. Almario
“Master of the Tagalog Novel”
Lazaro Francisco y Angeles