Habagatanon : conversations with six Davao writers /

Habagatanon : conversations with six Davao writers / edited, with critical introduction, by Ricardo M. de Ungria. - lvii, 481 pages 23 cm.

This pride in one's place--strongly visible as local color with familiar landmarks and local characters acting as agents of fate, fame, and fortune--proves true idea expressed by Clifford Geertz that poetry indeed is "a craft of place: it works by the light of local knowledge." It is what makes Davao writers poetic, and Davao itself a vibrant spot in the literary landscape of the country where life and the life of the written word thrive ...

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Authors, Filipino
Authors, Filipino
Conversation in literature.

PR 9550.1 / .H113 2015