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José García Villa [1] (August 5, 1908 – February 7, 1997) was a Filipino poet, literary critic, short story writer, and painter.He was awarded the National Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973, [2] [3] as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken. [4]
Francia was born in Manila, Philippines.He graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with an AB in Humanities, cum laude [2] and moved to New York in the 1970s. As a budding poet in New York, he studied with José García Villa, [3] the National Artist of the Philippines for literature, at The New School and later at his private workshop in Greenwich Village.
Many of his works were translated into Tagalog, Malaysian, Russian, Italian, and German. Arcellana won 2nd place in the 1951 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, with his short story, The Flowers of May. Fourteen of his short stories were also included in Jose Garcia Villa's Honor Roll from 1928 to 1939. His major achievements ...
A request to move this article to Jose Garcia Villa. Unlike its Spanish counterparts, Filipino names of Spanish origins are unaccented. Starczamora 13:24, 25 February 2008 (UTC) Support. Both seem to be used, but I agree about Filipino language standards. Zuiver jo 22:28, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
The Veronicans are recognized as the first group of Filipino writers to write almost exclusively in English and were formed prior to the World War II. Alfon was a regular contributor to Manila-based national magazines, having several stories cited in Jose Garcia Villa’s annual honor rolls. Thelma E. Arambulo described her in the following way:
Philippines Jose Garcia Villa: 5 August 1908 in Manila, Philippines 7 February 1997 in New York City, United States 1971: Footnote to Youth (1933) Poems by Doveglion (1941) Have Come, Am Here (1942) Selected Poems and New (1958) [48] [47] Alejandro Roces (1924–2011) Philippines Pacita Icasiano-Habana (d. 2016) et al. [l] Philippines 1973, 1974
It was also during her education at the University of the Philippines that she and poet, Jose Garcia Villa developed a lifelong rivalry. Both poets vied for the position of literary editor of The Philippine Collegian, which Manalang eventually held for two successive years. In her junior year, she was quietly engaged to Celedonio Gloria whom ...
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