At home in unhomeliness : an anthology of Philippine postcolonial poetry in English /
At home in unhomeliness : an anthology of Philippine postcolonial poetry in English /
J. Neil C. Garcia, editor.
- Manila : UST Publishing House, c2007.
- xxiv, 119 pages 23 cm.
Philippine PEN.
Features eighty-two poems for some of the country's most promising young poets in English, At Home in Unhomeliness has been released to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists). Different themes make up the anthology-personal takes on reality, spiritual and even a pinch of politics. Shows that Filipino writers have not only mastered English but also built their own home there. The editor of the book, Neil Garcia said:" Language is a crucial issue in postcolonial literature and in the identity politics that underwrites it. It simply can't be sidestepped, I supposed: colonized peoples who speak (write) in the language of colonization necessarily confront the problem of consciousness, and therefore, of identity.".
9789715064446
Philippine poetry
Philippine poetry (English).
PL 5533 / .At1 2007
Philippine PEN.
Features eighty-two poems for some of the country's most promising young poets in English, At Home in Unhomeliness has been released to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists). Different themes make up the anthology-personal takes on reality, spiritual and even a pinch of politics. Shows that Filipino writers have not only mastered English but also built their own home there. The editor of the book, Neil Garcia said:" Language is a crucial issue in postcolonial literature and in the identity politics that underwrites it. It simply can't be sidestepped, I supposed: colonized peoples who speak (write) in the language of colonization necessarily confront the problem of consciousness, and therefore, of identity.".
9789715064446
Philippine poetry
Philippine poetry (English).
PL 5533 / .At1 2007
