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Marjorie Evasco at the International Poetry Festival of Medellín, 2008. Marjorie Evasco (born September 21, 1953) is a Filipina poet. She writes in two languages: English and Cebuano-Visayan and is a supporter of women's rights, especially of women writers. Marjorie Evasco is one of the earliest Filipina feminist poets. [ 1]
A la juventud filipina. A la juventud filipina (English Translation: To The Philippine Youth) is a poem written in Spanish by Filipino writer and patriot José Rizal, first presented in 1879 in Manila, while he was studying at the University of Santo Tomas . " A la juventud filipina " was written by Rizal when he was only eighteen years old ...
Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), [ 1] commonly known as Francisco Balagtas and also as Francisco Baltazar, was a Filipino poet and litterateur of the Tagalog language during the Spanish rule of the Philippines. He is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino literary laureates for his impact on ...
Ono no Komachi. Ono no Komachi ( 小野 小町, c. 825 – c. 900[citation needed]) was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen —the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and Komachi is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan. [ 1] She also counts among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals .
978-1-78435-092-5. Florante at Laura[ a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia"). [ 2][ 3][ 4] The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography.
Romania initially appealed seeking three bronze medals — one for Barbosu, one for Chiles and one for Romanian Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, who they claimed was punished for stepping out of bounds even ...
Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894 – November 10, 1983) was a Filipino short-story writer, educator and editor. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Her career as a woman educator as well as her contributions as a writer are seen as an important step within the advancement of women in professional careers as well as in the development of Philippine literature. [ 3]
Ibong Adarna, also known as The Adarna Bird, [1] is an early 19th century Filipino epic poem that centers around a magical bird of the same name. During the Spanish era, the longer form of the story's title was Korrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan ng Tatlong Prinsipeng Magkakapatid na anak ni Haring Fernando at ni Reyna Valeriana sa Kahariang Berbanya ' ("Corrido and Life Lived by the Three Princes ...