Philippine Canonical Writers - 21st Lit

canon

collection of works which represent a certain genre and period

canonical writers

authors whose works have been appreciated and considered representatives of certain genres and culture

national artist for literature

highest national recognition for Filipino writers

proclamation no. 1144 s. 1973 and presidential decree no. 208 s. 1973

national artist for literature is mandated by

national commission for culture and the arts (NCCA) and cultural center of the philippines (CCP)

in charge for selection process for national artist for literature

president of the philippines

grants the title or rank

katotohanan, kabutihan, at kagandahan

motto for the award national artist for literature

amado hernandez

manunulat ng manggagawa

amado hernandez

isang dipang langit

amado hernandez

luha ng buwaya

amado hernandez

mga ibong mandaragit

jose garcia villa

the doveglion

jose garcia villa

the comma poet

jose garcia villa

reversal consonance

jose garcia villa

comma poems

jose garcia villa

footnote to youth

jose garcia villa

the anchored angel

nick joaquin

quijano de manila

nick joaquin

most distinguished Filipino writer in english

nick joaquin

the woman who had two navels

carlos romulo

first asian president of the general UN assembly

carlos romulo

philippine ambassador to US

carlos romulo

i am a filipinoc

carlos romulo

i see the philippines rise

carlos romulo

i saw the fall of the philippines

nvm gonzales

nestor vicente madali gonzales

nvm gonzales

focused on filipino life and filipino of the world

nvm gonzales

first president of the philippine writer’s association

nvm gonzales

the bamboo dancers

nvm gonzales

the bread of salt

edith tiempo

mother of philippine literature

edith tiempo

used fusion style and substance, craftmanship and insight

edith tiempo

bonsai

edith tiempo

the little marmoset

bienvenido lumbera

introduced Bagay (deep tagalog poetry)

bienvenido lumbera

known for his nationalist writing and the Filipinization of literature

bienvenido lumbera

mga tulang lunot

bienvenido lumbera

manibalang

virgilio almario

rio alma

virgilio almario

revived and reinvented traditional Filipino poetic forms

virgilio almario

makinasyon

virgilio almario

sentimental

lazaro francisco

developed the social realist tradition in philippine fiction

lazaro francisco

championed the cause of the common man and the oppressed

lazaro francisco

bayang nagpakatiwakal

lazaro francisco

daluyong

f. sionil jose

works reflected national sovereignty and social justice

f. sionil jose

the rosales saga