Cirilo F. Bautista. Poet. Fictionist. Essayist. Critic. Theorist. Journalist. Professor.

Author of several books, including The Cave and Other Poems (1968), Charts (poetry, 1973), Sugat ng Salita (poetry, 1986), Stories (1990), Boneyard Breaking: New Collected Poems (1992), Kirot ng Kataga (poetry, 1995), Words and Battlefields: A Theoria on the Poem (1998), The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus (epic, 2001; comprising The Archipelago, Telex Moon, and Sunlight on Broken Stones), Bullets and Roses: The Poetry of Amado V. Hernandez (2003), and Galaw ng Asoge (novel, 2004). » more

Sonito 108 - a tribute to Cirilo F. Bautista.

“The publication of Malagilion: Sonnets tan Villanelles by Santiago B. Villafania should be a source of rejoicing for readers of regional literatures. This second book by Pangasinan’s leading poet today is impressive in both form and substance. Villafania has created 300 sonnets and 50 villanelles in his own language that attempt to reflect the primacy of native culture and return the poet to the central stage of social life.”
A Boost to Pangasinan Literature from Breaking Signs by Cirilo F. Bautista (Philippine Panorama, 16 Dec. 2007, pp.25-26)

“Sa kanyang pangalawang aklat na Malagilion, nangahas na naman siya (Villafania) na gumimbal sa pamamagitan ng kanyang Sonnets tan Villanelles upang ilibing sa limot ang aking pag-usisa't pag-urirat kung paano na ang panitikang Pangasinan.”
- Victor Emmanuel Carmelo Nadera, Jr.
Tagapangulo, Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas

“Villafania is not only a visionary poet, he is a linguistic philosopher who codifies the origin of language and culture, dissects the myths and the common beliefs of the people against the urban legends, juxtaposes the literary tradition against the modern influences by dialectically infusing them in his poetic revelation of truth.”
Poetic Revelation in Language and Culture by Danny C. Sillada (Manila Bulletin, 12 May 2008, pp. F1-F2)

Photos: Book Launching at the Pearl Manila Hotel, 5 Feb. 2008

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