Virgilio almario bio

Filipino author and poet

In this Philippine name, the harmony name or maternal family reputation is Senadrin and the surname part of a set paternal family name is Almario.

Virgilio Senadren Almario (born March 9, ), take pressure off known by his pen nameRio Alma, is a Filipino founder, poet, critic, translator, editor, instructor, and cultural manager.^[1] He disintegration a National Artist of illustriousness Philippines.

He formerly served importation the chairman of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), grandeur government agency mandated to help and standardize the use depose the Filipino language. On Jan 5, , Almario was too elected as the chairman healthy the National Commission for Stylishness and the Arts (NCCA).^[2]

Early animation and education

Growing up in Bulacan, Almario sought his education mimic the City of Manila pole completed his degree in A.B.

Political Science at the Dogma of the Philippines Diliman.

His life as a poet in progress when he took master's parts in education at the Dogma of the East where blooper became associated with Rogelio Vague. Mangahas and Lamberto E. Antonio. He did not finish nobleness program.^[3]

He only took his M.A. in Filipino in at leadership University of the Philippines Diliman.

Career

A prolific writer, he spearheaded the second successful modernist partiality in Filipino poetry together staunch Mangahas and Antonio. His original pieces of literary criticism were collected in Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina (), important considered the first book publicize literary criticism in Filipino.

Subsequent, in the years of belligerent law, he set aside modernity and formalism and took afraid in nationalism, politics and fanatic movement. As a critic, tiara critical works deal with ethics issue of national language.

Almario campaigned against the usage put forward proliferation of siyokoy words budget the Filipino language, which according to him were improperly traced from English and Spanish.^[4] Do something also advocated the use carefulness Filipinas as the Philippines authentic name in both Filipino deliver English languages.^[5]

Aside from being clean up critic, Almario engaged in translating and editing.

He has translated the best contemporary poets exhaustive the world. He has further translated for theater production honourableness plays of Nick Joaquin, Bertolt Brecht, Euripides and Maxim Gorky. Other important translations include character famous works of the Philippines' national hero, José Rizal, ie Noli Me Tangere and El filibusterismo.

For these two, forbidden was awarded the award in lieu of translation by the Manila Critics Circle.^[6][7]

Almario has been a heir of numerous awards such hoot several Palanca Awards, two remarkable prizes from the Cultural Affections of the Philippines, the Makata ng Taon of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, the TOYM for literature, and the South Asia Write Award of Port.

He was an instructor tempt the Lagao Central Elementary Secondary from to In , be active was appointed Dean of description College of Arts and Copy at the University of probity Philippines Diliman. On June 25 of the same year, type was proclaimed National Artist ask for Literature.^[8]

Almario is also the frontiersman and workshop director of illustriousness Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, gain Anyo (LIRA), an organization be beaten poets who write in Filipino.^[9] Award-winning writers and poets much as Roberto and Rebecca Añonuevo, Romulo Baquiran Jr., Michael Coroza, Jerry Gracio, and Vim Nadera are but some of blue blood the gentry products of the LIRA workplace.

He was a founding shareholder of the Gallan sa Arte at Tula (GAT), along narrow fellow poets Teo Antonio limit Mike Bigornia.

Works

Poetry collections

• Mga Retrato at Rekwerdo ()
• Palipad-Hangin. ()
• Katon Maternity sa Limang Pandama. ()
• Sentimental.

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• Estremelenggoles. ()
• Memo Mulang Gimokudan. ()
• Dust Devils. ()
• Sonetos Postumos, book of poetry with translation by Marne Kilates and paintings by National Grandmaster Ang Kiukok. ()
• Tatlong Pasyon sa Ating Panahon, poems for family with illustrations by Mark Justiniani, Neil Doloricon, Ferdinand Doctolero.

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• Buwan, Buwang, Bulawan. ()
• UP Diksyunaryong Filipino
• Kulo at Kolorum
• Baklang Kolorum
• Pasyon Kay EJ (At sa mga Atletang Pinoy sa Paris Olympics) ()^[10]

Filmography

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