Philippine poetry from Jose Garcia Villa to Jose Lacaba /

Casuga, Albert B.

Philippine poetry from Jose Garcia Villa to Jose Lacaba / edited by albert B. Casuga. - Manila : De La SalleUniversity, c1971. - 27 pages ; 28 cm.

and,third,from a possible setback to the English language.His observation declared that the misfortune of Filipino poets was due to their inability to master the English language,confounded and compounded by a lack of a "stable society where the art(poetry) can find encouragement and nurture second,from a lack sure critical guidance and a lack of "single-minded pursuit of perfection" on the part of the Filipino people. The poets and their listed in the book are used to disprove or support his statements. Contains the pessimistic observation of Prof. Ricaredo Demetillo in his book ,The Authentic Voice of Poetry,on the fate of Filipino Poetry in English which states that there are indications that the sensibility of Filipino poets is undoing attrition: first,from a lack of vital tradition


Philippine poetry (English).

PL 5539 / .P538 1971