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Cirilo Bautista

January 06, 2023

Cirilo F. Bautista (July 9, 1941 – May 6, 2018) was a Filipino poet, critic and writer of nonfiction. A National Artist of the Philippines award was conferred on him in 2014.

Cirilo Bautista
Bautista in 2016
Born(1941-07-09)July 9, 1941
Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedMay 6, 2018(2018-05-06) (aged 76)
Manila, Philippines
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani
EducationUniversity of Santo Tomas
St. Louis University
De La Salle University-Manila
Notable awards Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Early life and education

Bautista was born in Manila on July 9, 1941, and spent his childhood in Balic-Balic, Sampaloc.[1]

He received his basic education from Legarda Elementary School (1st Honorable Mention, 1954) and Victorino Mapa High School (Valedictorian, 1959). He received his degrees in AB Literature from the University of Santo Tomas (magna cum laude, 1963), MA Literature from St. Louis University, Baguio (magna cum laude, 1968), and Doctor of Arts in Language and Literature from De La Salle University-Manila (1990). He received a fellowship to attend the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa (1968–1969).

Career

Bautista taught creative writing and literature at St. Louis University (1963–1968) and the University of Santo Tomas (1969–1970) before moving to De La Salle University-Manila in 1970. He is also a co-founding member of the Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC) and a member of the Manila Critics Circle, Philippine Center of International PEN and the Philippine Writers Academy.

Bautista has also received Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards (for poetry, fiction and essay in English and Filipino) as well as Philippines Free Press Awards for Fiction, Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards, Gawad Balagtas from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas, the Pablo Roman Prize for the Novel, and the highest accolades from the City of Manila, Quezon City and Iligan City. Bautista was hailed in 1993 as Makata ng Taon by the Komisyon ng mga Wika ng Pilipinas for winning the poetry contest sponsored by the government. The last part of his epic trilogy The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus, entitled Sunlight on Broken Stones, won the Centennial Prize for the epic in 1998. He was an exchange professor in Waseda University and Ohio University. He became an Honorary Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa in 1969, and was the first recipient of a British Council fellowship as a creative writer at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1987.

Bautista works include Boneyard Breaking, Sugat ng Salita, The Archipelago, Telex Moon, Summer Suns, Charts, The Cave and Other Poems, Kirot ng Kataga, and Bullets and Roses: The Poetry of Amado V. Hernandez. His novel Galaw ng Asoge was published by the University of Santo Tomas Press in 2004. His latest book, Believe and Betray: New and Collected Poems, appeared in 2006, published by De La Salle University Press.

His poems have appeared in major literary journals, papers, and magazines in the Philippines and in anthologies published in the United States, Japan, the Netherlands, China, Romania, Hong Kong, Germany and Malaysia. These include: excerpts from Sunlight on Broken Stones, published in World Literature Today, USA, Spring 2000; What Rizal Told Me (poem), published in Manoa, University of Hawaii, 1997; She of the Quick Hands: My Daughter and The Seagull (poems), published in English Teacher’s Portfolio of Multicultural Activities, edited by John Cowen (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996).

Aside from his teaching, creative and research activities as a Professor Emeritus of Literature at the College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University-Manila, Bautista was also a columnist and literary editor of the Philippine Panorama, the Sunday Supplement of the Manila Bulletin. He was also a member of the Board of Advisers and Associate, Bienvenido Santos Creative Writing Center of De La Salle University-Manila and Senior Associate, The Center for Creative Writing and Studies of the University of Santo Tomas.

Death

Bautista died on May 6, 2018.[2] He was laid to rest following a state funeral at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.[3]

Personal life

Cirilo Bautista was married to Rosemarie Bautista and had three children.[1]

Works

Poetry

  • Summer suns (with Albert Casuga, 1963)
  • The Cave and Other Poems (1968)
  • The Archipelago (1970)
  • Charts (1973)
  • Telex (1981)
  • Sugat ng Salita (1985)
  • Kirot Ng Kataga (1995),
  • Sunlight On Broken Stones (2000)
  • Tinik Sa Dila: Isang Katipunan Ng Mga Tula (2003)
  • The Trilogy Of Saint Lazarus (2001)
  • Believe and Betray: New and Collected Poems (2007)
  • Third World Geography
  • Pedagogic (2008)
  • Villanelle For Old Men

Fiction

  • Stories (1990)
  • Galaw ng Asoge (2004)

Literary Theory and Cultural Studies

  • Breaking Signs (1990)
  • Words And Battlefields: A Theoria On The Poem (1998)
  • The Estrella D. Alfon Anthology Vol. I – Short Stories (2000)
  • Bullets And Roses: The Poetry Of Amado V. Hernandez / A Bilingual Edition (translated Into English And With A Critical Introduction) (2002)

Awards, Prizes and Honors

  • First Prize in Epic Writing English Category, of the National Centennial Commission's Literary Contests, 1998, sponsored by the Philippine Government. The judges in this prestigious contest, held to commemorate the Centennial of our freedom, gave the prize to Bautista's Sunlight on Broken Stones, the last volume in his The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus. This epic of 3,050 lines concludes his monumental work on Philippine history.
  • In 1999, Sunlight on Broken Stones, published by De La Salle University-Manila Press, garnered the National Book Award given by the Manila Critics Circle and the Gintong Aklat Award given by the Book Development Association of the Philippines
  • Hall of Fame of the Palanca Awards Foundation for achievements in the field of literature, 1995. This is given to Filipino writers who have distinguished themselves by winning at least five First Prizes in the Palanca Literary Contests.
  • Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature nine (9) times for poetry, fiction and essay. His prize-winning works include: Philippine Poetics: The Past Eight Years (essay), 1981; Crossworks (collected poems), 1979; Charts (collected poems), 1973; The Archipelago (epic poem), 1970; Telex Moon (epic poem), 1975; The Cave and Other Poems (collected poems), 1968; and the short stories Ritual and The Man Who Made a Covenant with the Wind.
  • National Book Award given by the Manila Critics Circle five (5) times, for The Archipelago, Sugat ng Salita, Sunlight on Broken Stones, The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus and Tinik sa Dila.
  • Diwa ng Lahi, Gawad Antonio Villegas at Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan in the field of literature by the City of Manila. This award is given to outstanding Manila artists who have contributed to the advancement of arts and culture. 430th Araw ng Maynila, June 22, 2001, Bulwagang Villegas, Manila City Hall.
  • Gawad Balagtas in 1997 by the Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas for Bautista's achievements as a poet, fictionist, and critic.
  • Included in Who’s Who in the World, 1996, New Providence, New Jersey, U.S.
  • Makata ng Taon 1993, sponsored by the Komisyon ng mga Wikang Pilipinas with the poem Ulat Buhat Sa Bulkan. With this and his Palanca award for Tagalog poetry and his winning the First Prize in the Poetry contest sponsored by the Dyaryo Filipino with his poem, Ilang Aeta Mula Sa Botolan, Bautista affirmed his importance as a bilingual writer.
  • Included in The Oxford Companion to the English Language, edited by Tom MacArthur, Oxford University Press, 1992.
  • Included in The Traveller’s Guide to Asian Literature, 1993.
  • Knight Commander of Rizal by the Order of the Knights of Rizal, December 1998, in recognition of Bautista's literary works that helped propagate the ideas and achievements of the national hero. His The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus has the national hero as the main character and focal point in the author's poetic recreation of the development of the Filipino soul from the beginning of our history to the present.
  • Adopted Son of Iligan City, 1997, by virtue of Executive Order #98 signed by Mayor Alejo Yanes, for his contribution “in the development of creative writing in Mindanao, for serving as a role model among young writers, as well as his tireless promotion of Iligan City as a center for literary arts in the Philippines.” Bautista was instrumental in the founding of the Iligan Writers Workshop and was its primary mover in attracting young writers to congregate in Mindanao and learn the craft of writing.
  • Gawad Manuel L. Quezon in 1996 by the Quezon City Government in connection with the Quezon Day Celebrations for Bautista's outstanding achievement as writer, editor and teacher.
  • Certificate of appreciation from the Benigno Aquino Jr., Foundation for his literary works that helped perpetuate the memory of the late senator
  • St. Miguel Febres Cordero Research Award, SY2002-03 given by De La Salle University-Manila, 2002. This award was given to Bautista in recognition of his achievements in research and creative writing.
  • First Annual Dove Award by the College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University-Manila, February 14, 2001. An alumnus of the Graduate School of the university, Bautista was honored for the contributions he had in energizing the writing life in campus through his co-founding of the creative writing programs in the university and activities as Writer-in-Residence for fifteen years.
  • Most Outstanding Achievement Award in Literature by the Philets-Artlets Centennial Alumni Association of the University of Santo Tomas, 1996.
  • Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature, Mapa High School Alumni Association, 1983.
  • Pablo Roman Prize for his Novel-in-Progress entitled Reconstruction, 1982.
  • Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature from the Alumni Association of the College of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas, 1982.
  • Fernando Maria Guerrero Award for Literature, University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association, 1980.
  • Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature, Graduate School, Saint Louis University, 1975.
  • British Council Fellowship as Visiting Writer, Trinity College, Cambridge, England, 1987. Bautista was the first Filipino writer to be invited to attend the Cambridge Seminar on Contemporary Literature.
  • Honorary Fellow in Creative Writing, University of Iowa, U.S., 1969
  • Visiting Professor at Waseda University, Japan and Ohio University, U.S.

References

  1. ^ a b De Vera, Ruel (6 May 2018). "National Artist for Literature Cirilo F. Bautista, 76, writes 30". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ De Guzman, Luchi (6 May 2018). "National Artist Cirilo Bautista passes away". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ Malait, K. (11 May 2018). "Cultural agencies lead tribute to National Artist Cirilo Bautista". The Manila Times. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

External links

  • Cirilo F. Bautista home page
  • U.S.T. Creative Writing Workshop, Baguio
  • Cirilo F. Bautista
  • Manila Bulletin on Galaw ng Asoge
  • An Online Resource for Filipino Writers and Readers
  • Cirilo Bautista

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cirilo F Bautista July 9 1941 May 6 2018 was a Filipino poet critic and writer of nonfiction A National Artist of the Philippines award was conferred on him in 2014 Cirilo BautistaBautista in 2016Born 1941 07 09 July 9 1941Manila Commonwealth of the PhilippinesDiedMay 6 2018 2018 05 06 aged 76 Manila PhilippinesResting placeLibingan ng mga BayaniEducationUniversity of Santo TomasSt Louis UniversityDe La Salle University ManilaNotable awardsOrder of National Artists of the Philippines Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 Personal life 5 Works 5 1 Poetry 5 2 Fiction 5 3 Literary Theory and Cultural Studies 6 Awards Prizes and Honors 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditBautista was born in Manila on July 9 1941 and spent his childhood in Balic Balic Sampaloc 1 He received his basic education from Legarda Elementary School 1st Honorable Mention 1954 and Victorino Mapa High School Valedictorian 1959 He received his degrees in AB Literature from the University of Santo Tomas magna cum laude 1963 MA Literature from St Louis University Baguio magna cum laude 1968 and Doctor of Arts in Language and Literature from De La Salle University Manila 1990 He received a fellowship to attend the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa 1968 1969 Career EditBautista taught creative writing and literature at St Louis University 1963 1968 and the University of Santo Tomas 1969 1970 before moving to De La Salle University Manila in 1970 He is also a co founding member of the Philippine Literary Arts Council PLAC and a member of the Manila Critics Circle Philippine Center of International PEN and the Philippine Writers Academy Bautista has also received Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for poetry fiction and essay in English and Filipino as well as Philippines Free Press Awards for Fiction Manila Critics Circle National Book Awards Gawad Balagtas from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas the Pablo Roman Prize for the Novel and the highest accolades from the City of Manila Quezon City and Iligan City Bautista was hailed in 1993 as Makata ng Taon by the Komisyon ng mga Wika ng Pilipinas for winning the poetry contest sponsored by the government The last part of his epic trilogy The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus entitled Sunlight on Broken Stones won the Centennial Prize for the epic in 1998 He was an exchange professor in Waseda University and Ohio University He became an Honorary Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa in 1969 and was the first recipient of a British Council fellowship as a creative writer at Trinity College Cambridge in 1987 Bautista works include Boneyard Breaking Sugat ng Salita The Archipelago Telex Moon Summer Suns Charts The Cave and Other Poems Kirot ng Kataga and Bullets and Roses The Poetry of Amado V Hernandez His novel Galaw ng Asoge was published by the University of Santo Tomas Press in 2004 His latest book Believe and Betray New and Collected Poems appeared in 2006 published by De La Salle University Press His poems have appeared in major literary journals papers and magazines in the Philippines and in anthologies published in the United States Japan the Netherlands China Romania Hong Kong Germany and Malaysia These include excerpts from Sunlight on Broken Stones published in World Literature Today USA Spring 2000 What Rizal Told Me poem published in Manoa University of Hawaii 1997 She of the Quick Hands My Daughter and The Seagull poems published in English Teacher s Portfolio of Multicultural Activities edited by John Cowen New York Simon amp Schuster 1996 Aside from his teaching creative and research activities as a Professor Emeritus of Literature at the College of Liberal Arts De La Salle University Manila Bautista was also a columnist and literary editor of the Philippine Panorama the Sunday Supplement of the Manila Bulletin He was also a member of the Board of Advisers and Associate Bienvenido Santos Creative Writing Center of De La Salle University Manila and Senior Associate The Center for Creative Writing and Studies of the University of Santo Tomas Death EditBautista died on May 6 2018 2 He was laid to rest following a state funeral at the Libingan ng mga Bayani 3 Personal life EditCirilo Bautista was married to Rosemarie Bautista and had three children 1 Works EditPoetry Edit Summer suns with Albert Casuga 1963 The Cave and Other Poems 1968 The Archipelago 1970 Charts 1973 Telex 1981 Sugat ng Salita 1985 Kirot Ng Kataga 1995 Sunlight On Broken Stones 2000 Tinik Sa Dila Isang Katipunan Ng Mga Tula 2003 The Trilogy Of Saint Lazarus 2001 Believe and Betray New and Collected Poems 2007 Third World Geography Pedagogic 2008 Villanelle For Old MenFiction Edit Stories 1990 Galaw ng Asoge 2004 Literary Theory and Cultural Studies Edit Breaking Signs 1990 Words And Battlefields A Theoria On The Poem 1998 The Estrella D Alfon Anthology Vol I Short Stories 2000 Bullets And Roses The Poetry Of Amado V Hernandez A Bilingual Edition translated Into English And With A Critical Introduction 2002 Awards Prizes and Honors EditFirst Prize in Epic Writing English Category of the National Centennial Commission s Literary Contests 1998 sponsored by the Philippine Government The judges in this prestigious contest held to commemorate the Centennial of our freedom gave the prize to Bautista s Sunlight on Broken Stones the last volume in his The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus This epic of 3 050 lines concludes his monumental work on Philippine history In 1999 Sunlight on Broken Stones published by De La Salle University Manila Press garnered the National Book Award given by the Manila Critics Circle and the Gintong Aklat Award given by the Book Development Association of the Philippines Hall of Fame of the Palanca Awards Foundation for achievements in the field of literature 1995 This is given to Filipino writers who have distinguished themselves by winning at least five First Prizes in the Palanca Literary Contests Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature nine 9 times for poetry fiction and essay His prize winning works include Philippine Poetics The Past Eight Years essay 1981 Crossworks collected poems 1979 Charts collected poems 1973 The Archipelago epic poem 1970 Telex Moon epic poem 1975 The Cave and Other Poems collected poems 1968 and the short stories Ritual and The Man Who Made a Covenant with the Wind National Book Award given by the Manila Critics Circle five 5 times for The Archipelago Sugat ng Salita Sunlight on Broken Stones The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus and Tinik sa Dila Diwa ng Lahi Gawad Antonio Villegas at Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan in the field of literature by the City of Manila This award is given to outstanding Manila artists who have contributed to the advancement of arts and culture 430th Araw ng Maynila June 22 2001 Bulwagang Villegas Manila City Hall Gawad Balagtas in 1997 by the Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas for Bautista s achievements as a poet fictionist and critic Included in Who s Who in the World 1996 New Providence New Jersey U S Makata ng Taon 1993 sponsored by the Komisyon ng mga Wikang Pilipinas with the poem Ulat Buhat Sa Bulkan With this and his Palanca award for Tagalog poetry and his winning the First Prize in the Poetry contest sponsored by the Dyaryo Filipino with his poem Ilang Aeta Mula Sa Botolan Bautista affirmed his importance as a bilingual writer Included in The Oxford Companion to the English Language edited by Tom MacArthur Oxford University Press 1992 Included in The Traveller s Guide to Asian Literature 1993 Knight Commander of Rizal by the Order of the Knights of Rizal December 1998 in recognition of Bautista s literary works that helped propagate the ideas and achievements of the national hero His The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus has the national hero as the main character and focal point in the author s poetic recreation of the development of the Filipino soul from the beginning of our history to the present Adopted Son of Iligan City 1997 by virtue of Executive Order 98 signed by Mayor Alejo Yanes for his contribution in the development of creative writing in Mindanao for serving as a role model among young writers as well as his tireless promotion of Iligan City as a center for literary arts in the Philippines Bautista was instrumental in the founding of the Iligan Writers Workshop and was its primary mover in attracting young writers to congregate in Mindanao and learn the craft of writing Gawad Manuel L Quezon in 1996 by the Quezon City Government in connection with the Quezon Day Celebrations for Bautista s outstanding achievement as writer editor and teacher Certificate of appreciation from the Benigno Aquino Jr Foundation for his literary works that helped perpetuate the memory of the late senator St Miguel Febres Cordero Research Award SY2002 03 given by De La Salle University Manila 2002 This award was given to Bautista in recognition of his achievements in research and creative writing First Annual Dove Award by the College of Liberal Arts De La Salle University Manila February 14 2001 An alumnus of the Graduate School of the university Bautista was honored for the contributions he had in energizing the writing life in campus through his co founding of the creative writing programs in the university and activities as Writer in Residence for fifteen years Most Outstanding Achievement Award in Literature by the Philets Artlets Centennial Alumni Association of the University of Santo Tomas 1996 Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature Mapa High School Alumni Association 1983 Pablo Roman Prize for his Novel in Progress entitled Reconstruction 1982 Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature from the Alumni Association of the College of Arts and Letters University of Santo Tomas 1982 Fernando Maria Guerrero Award for Literature University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association 1980 Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature Graduate School Saint Louis University 1975 British Council Fellowship as Visiting Writer Trinity College Cambridge England 1987 Bautista was the first Filipino writer to be invited to attend the Cambridge Seminar on Contemporary Literature Honorary Fellow in Creative Writing University of Iowa U S 1969 Visiting Professor at Waseda University Japan and Ohio University U S References Edit a b De Vera Ruel 6 May 2018 National Artist for Literature Cirilo F Bautista 76 writes 30 Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 7 May 2018 De Guzman Luchi 6 May 2018 National Artist Cirilo Bautista passes away CNN Philippines Retrieved 7 May 2018 Malait K 11 May 2018 Cultural agencies lead tribute to National Artist Cirilo Bautista The Manila Times Retrieved 26 October 2019 External links EditCirilo F Bautista home page Mindanao Creative Writers Group Inc U S T Creative Writing Workshop Baguio About Culture and the Arts Cirilo F Bautista Manoa University of Hawaii Review of Galaw ng Asoge Manila Bulletin on Galaw ng Asoge Cirilo F Bautista on Philippine Literary Contests and Workshops An Online Resource for Filipino Writers and Readers Cirilo Bautista Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cirilo Bautista amp oldid 1116937895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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