Bonsaic Verses (English and Pangasinan Edition)

Product Description

A collection of haiku, senryu, tanka, and other poems in English, Italian, and Pangasinan language.

About the Author

Santiago B. Villafania, abilingual Filipino poet who writes in English and in his native language ofPangasinan, is the author of four poetry collections: Bonsaic Verses (CreateSpace, 2012), Pinabli & Other Poems (C&E Publishing / De La Salle University,2012), Malagilion: Sonnets tanVillanelles (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2007), and Balikas na Caboloan (Voices from Caboloan, 2005) published by theNational Commission for the Culture and the Arts under its UBOD New AuthorsSeries.

His second book, Malagilion was a finalist in the 2007 National Book Award for BestBook of Poetry; and won the Gawad Komisyon (GantimpalangTamayo sa Tulang Pangasinan) for Pangasinan poetry in 2007.

Villafania has been published/anthologized inseveral countries and translated into several languages.  He is one of the 11 Outstanding Pangasinensesand recipient of the 1st Asna Award for Arts and Culture(Literature) in 2010.