In Many Ways: Poems 2012-2016

by Cirilo F. Bautista

This is Cirilo F. Bautista's 13th book of poems, written in 2012 to 2016 in an inspired stretch of imagination. They are narrative transcriptions of social and personal experiences that have affected his views of humanity--suffering, pain, hunger, war, love--they are here, interpreted as only Bautista can.

Bautista, declared National Artist for Literature in 2014, shows the craft and artistry that put him in the forefront of Philippine literary development.

Genres: Poetry

169 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

Cirilo F. Bautista is Professor Emeritus of Literature at De La Salle University-Manila. A poet, novelist, essayist and critic, he has published books of poetry, fiction, criticism for which he has won such awards as the Philippine Centennial Literary Prize and Palanca Hall of Fame. He is a resident of Quezon City with his wife, Rose Marie Jimenez Bautista and together, they raised their three children.