POETRY

Aguilar-Carino, Maria Luisa.  BLOOD SACRIFICE.  Quezon City:  University of the Philippines Press, 1997.  127 p.
Softcover  $12.00  [2 CPS.]
Poetry by the one of the Philippines' best poets

Aguilar-Carino, Maria Luisa B. CARTOGRAPHY: A COLLECTION OF POETRY ON BAGUIO. Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, 1992. 99 p. ; Illustrated
Softcover  $12.20  [OUT OF STOCK]
The author explores " ... the past, present and the future of Baguio ..." through poetry. The poems should interest anyone who has lived in or visited the mile-high city, which continues to evolve into something the original settlers could not have imagined. "Woman from the North" is a personal favorite.

Alunan, Merlie. HEARTHSTONE SACRED TREE. Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, 1993. 104 p.
Softcover
$9.80  [2 CPS.]
The poems in this collection comprise four sets of award winning entries to the Carlos Palanca Literary Awards in 1985, 1988, 1991 and 1992.

Aquino, Cesar R. WORD WITHOUT END. Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, 1993. 48 p.
Softcover  $7.75  [3 CPS.]
The author has won the Palanca award for both fiction and poetry. Alfred A. Yuson writes "this intrepid poet has the eye, ear, and wit of a martyr enamored of mischief, of perpetual breath and imperishable chanson."

Arcellana, Juaniyo. GABRIELA'S SUNDIAL AND OTHER POEMS. Manila: Anvil Publishing, 1992. 75 p.
Softcover  $10.60  [4 CPS.]
Most of these poems have previously appeared in Philippine publications such as Midweek and BusinessWorld. This is the author's first book.

de Ungria, Ricardo M. DECIMAL PLACES: POEMS. Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, 1991. 121 p.
Softcover  $10.60  [3 CPS.]
The third book of poems by the author, he is a professor in creative writing and the Humanities chair at the UP College of Arts and Communication. This book won a National Book Award in 1991.

de Ungria, Ricardo M. NUDES. Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, 1994. 97 p.
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A collection of thirty-eight poems exhibiting de Ungria's lyricism that "touches the secret parts of sadness and desire." This is the author's fourth published book of poetry.

Flor, Lina.  DILETTANTE:  A COLLECTION OF LIGHT VERSES AND FOUR CARTOONS.  Manila: Regal Printing and Carolina Flores Trinidad, 1972.  121 p.  Includes four cartoons
Hardcover  $3.75  [1 CP.]
Handwritten poetry about daily life.  The cartoons at the end of the book are by her son, Corky Trinidad.

Francia, Luis H.  MUSEUM OF ABSENCES.  Quezon City & San Francisco:  University of the Philippines Press and Meritage Press, 2004.  72 p.
Softcover $12.00  [1 CP.]

Hufana, A. G.  DUMANON: DANDANIW ILUKO/WELCOME:  ILUKO POEMS (TRANSLATED).  Quezon City:  University of the Philippines Press, 1994.  200 p. 
Softcover  $14.95  [2 CPS.]
Collection of poetry written in Ilocano with English translation. 

Gamalinda, Eric. LYRICS FROM A DEAD LANGUAGE. Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, 1991. 109 p.
Softcover  $12.20  [1 CP.]
"Any new book of poetry by Gamalinda is an occasion for stating the nebulous character of Philippine literature--its existence and energy in spite of the odds against its survival."--Cirilo F. Bautista

Manlapaz, Edna Zapanta (ed). THE COMPLETE POEMS OF ANGELA MANALANG GLORIA. Manila: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1986. 150 p.
Softcover  $13.00 [OUT OF STOCK]
A collection of all the published poems (in English) of the poet from 1925 to 1950. The first Filipino woman to have a collection of poetry published, she is currently read with interest by a new generation of readers, a group of which are Filipino feminists in search of "forebears...who had to define their womanhood within the same patriarchal society..."

Sarreal, Nadine. IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME. Quezon City: New Day Publishers, 1991. 85 p.
Softcover  $5.40  [6 CPS.]
"Here are poems I had long been searching for in order to stimulate my students' interest in poetry."--Howard Collins, Seoul International School.

Villa, Jose Garcia. SELECTED POEMS AND NEW. Makati, Manila: Bookmark, 1993. 235 p.
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$9.95 
"Mr. Villa's poems are, in some cases, 'pure poetry.' They are compact of both imagination and fancy...The best of these poems are amongst the most beautiful written in our time."--Dame Edith Sitwell. The book is part of Bookmark's Filipino Literary Classics series.

Yuson, Alfred. TRADING IN MERMAIDS. Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, 1994. 95 p.
Softcover  $9.00  [4 CPS.]
"Andy Warhol Speaks To His Two Filipino Maids" is the first poem in this collection, the third book of poetry published by the author. His haiku pieces on the Baguio earthquake are personal favorites.