The smile on Smokey Mountain and other poems /

Torres, Emmanuel

The smile on Smokey Mountain and other poems / by Emmanuel Torres. - 126 pages ; 21 cm.

amulets and miracles and above all, his ingenuity, resilience and capacity for endurance in the face of adversity. his beliefs in mystical forces his love of family and fiestas his machismo This edition deals with themes of alienation in cities, the doubtful comforts of material progress, and living in a world without assurances. The present volume also shows increased interest in a broad range of Social Realist issues, from mass poverty and insurgency to the tyranny and abuses of the Marcos martial-law era to the destruction of the environment. The poems reflect such persistent realities as the colonial mentality of the Filipino

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Philippine poetry

PL 5539.T636 / .Sm42 1991